Blanco y Negro
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- Zest strips from 1 lemon, removed with a vegetable peeler
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken
- 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup strong-brewed espresso, chilled
- Whipped cream and ground cinnamon, for serving
- In a medium saucepan, combine the milk and the heavy cream with 3/4 cup of the sugar.
- Add the lemon zest and broken cinnamon stick and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and let the milk mixture stand off the heat for 30 minutes.
- Strain the milk mixture into a bowl.
- Set the bowl in an ice water bath and stir occasionally until chilled.
- Pour the milk mixture into a 9-by-13-inch glass dish.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and the lemon juice at high speed until soft peaks form.
- Dollop the beaten whites all over the milk mixture and freeze until solid, about 5 hours.
- Cut the ice milk into 2-inch squares.
- Using a sturdy spatula, transfer half of the squares to a food processor.
- Process until completely smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Scrape the smooth ice milk into a bowl and freeze.
- Repeat with the remaining squares of ice milk.
- Freeze the ice milk until it is firm but not solid, about 30 minutes.
- Scoop the ice milk into 6 tall glasses and top with the chilled espresso.
- Dollop the drinks with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Serve the drinks with straws and long spoons.
milk, heavy cream, sugar, lemon, cinnamon, egg whites, lemon juice, espresso, cream
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/blanco-y-negro (may not work)