Buttered Popcorn Gelato

• 3 cups heavy cream, plus extra if needed
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 14 cups freshly popped popcorn
• 4 extra large egg yolks

1. In a very large saucepan, combine the heavy cream, milk, 1/3 cup of the sugar, and the salt.
2. Cook, whisking, over medium heat until just barely boiling and the sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes.
3. Add the popcorn and stir until coated.
4. Cover and set aside until cool, about 30 minutes.
5. Strain the cream through a fine-mesh strainer into a medium saucepan, firmly pressing on the popcorn with the back of a spoon to extract every last drop of flavor and cream.
6. You should have about 3 cups of liquid.
7. Add more cream, if needed, to come up to this amount.
8. In an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks and the remaining 2/3 cup sugar on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, or until the mixture is pale and thick and forms a ribbon when the beater is lifted.
9. Over medium heat, bring the cream mixture back to a simmer.
10. With the mixer on medium-low speed, slowly pour the mixture into the egg yolks until blended.
11. Pour the whole mixture back into the saucepan.
12. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatulamaking sure you get the sides and bottom of the saucepanuntil the custard is thick enough to coat the spatula and to hold a line drawn through it with your finger, about 3 to 5 minutes.
13. Pour the custard through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl.
14. This custard needs to be cooled at room temperature!
15. Because of the oil, it will harden if refrigerated, and the churned gelato wont have a smooth texture but will be more like overwhipped heavy cream and have a granular texture.
16. To churn, pour the custard into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturers instructions.
17. Serve immediately, or for a firmer gelato, scrape into a chilled bowl, cover, and freeze until firm, or for up to 3 days.

heavy cream, milk, sugar, kosher salt, freshly popped, egg yolks

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/buttered-popcorn-gelato-recipe/ (may not work)