Sunday, May 5, 2013

Recipe: Buckwheat honey ice cream

Buckwheat honey is among the most distinctive honey varieties available, and lends a beautiful, almost floral characteristic to this ice cream.  As we approach berry season, this is a great top to a slice of homemade pie.

You will need:

500ml / 2C            cream
500ml / 2C            milk (homo is best)
1                            vanilla bean
10                          egg yolks
75ml / 5Tbs           buckwheat honey

Method:

 - scrape the vanilla bean into a pot with the cream and milk
 - bring the cream mixture to a simmer
 - turn off the heat and cover the pot with plastic wrap for 20 minutes
 - whisk the egg yolks with the honey
 - bring the cream mixture back up to a simmer
 - temper the mix into the yolks and honey
 - return the mixture back to the pot
 - get an ice bath ready
 - stirring constantly, bring the custard to 83C / 181.4F
 - immediately strain the mix into a bowl over the ice bath and stir to cool
 - cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight
 - give the custard a gentle whisk
 - churn in an ice cream maker

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