Caramel Ice Cream
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup milk
- 6 cups milk, scalded
- 3 cups sugar, divided
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Combine cornstarch and 1/4 cup milk; stir until smooth. Combine scalded milk, 2 cups sugar, eggs, and cornstarch mixture in a large Dutch oven; stir until well blended, and set aside.
- Sprinkle remaining sugar evenly in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet; place over medium heat. Caramelize sugar by constantly stirring with a wooden spoon. Remove sugar from heat, and gradually pour into milk mixture in Dutch oven.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Remove from heat; cool. Stir in half-and-half and vanilla.
- Pour into freezer can of a 1- gallon hand-turned or electric freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Let ripen at least 1 hour before serving.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/caramel-ice-cream-1 (may not work)