Pistachio Ice Cream
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 ounces cream cheese, softened (3 tablespoons)
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup toasted pistachios, very finely ground
- 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Fill a large bowl with ice water.
- In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of the milk with the cornstarch.
- In another large bowl, whisk the cream cheese until smooth.
- In a large saucepan, combine the remaining milk with the heavy cream, sugar and corn syrup.
- Bring the milk mixture to a boil and cook over moderate heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes.
- Off the heat, gradually whisk in the cornstarch mixture.
- Return to a boil and cook over moderately high heat until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk the hot milk mixture into the cream cheese until smooth.
- Whisk in the pistachios, almond extract and salt.
- Set the bowl in the ice water bath and let stand, stirring occasionally, until cold, about 20 minutes.
- Strain the ice cream base into an ice cream maker, pressing the pistachios with the back of a spoon to extract all the flavor, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Pack the ice cream into a plastic container.
- Press a sheet of plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the ice cream and close with an airtight lid.
- Freeze the pistachio ice cream until firm, about 4 hours.
milk, cornstarch, cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar, light corn syrup, pistachios, almond, kosher salt
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pistachio-ice-cream (may not work)