Lemon Macaroon Ice Cream with Blueberry Compote
- 4 lemons
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup crushed amaretti cookies (Italian macaroons)
- Blueberry Compote
- Using vegetable peeler, cut peel (yellow part only) in wide strips from 3 lemons.
- Finely grate enough peel from remaining lemon to measure 1 1/4 teaspoons packed peel.
- Squeeze enough juice from lemon to yield 5 teaspoons.
- Combine milk and lemon peel strips in medium saucepan and bring to simmer.
- Remove from heat; cover pan and let steep 20 minutes.
- Add sugar to milk mixture.
- Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Whisk yolks in medium bowl to blend.
- Gradually whisk in hot milk mixture.
- Return mixture to same saucepan; stir over low heat until custard coats spoon when finger is drawn across, about 5 minutes (do not boil).
- Strain into bowl.
- Whisk in cream, grated lemon peel and lemon juice.
- Cover; chill until cold.
- Freeze custard in ice cream maker.
- Fold 2/3 cup crushed cookies into ice cream.
- Cover and store in freezer.
- Scoop ice cream into bowls.
- Spoon warm Blueberry Compote over.
- Sprinkle with 1/3 cup crushed amaretti cookies.
lemons, milk, sugar, egg yolks, whipping cream, amaretti cookies
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lemon-macaroon-ice-cream-with-blueberry-compote-2472 (may not work)