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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Green Tea Ice Cream

Ingredients:

2 cups milk
2 cups cream
1/2 cup caster sugar
6 egg yolks
4 tbsp Japanese green tea leaves

Preparing:

Simmer the green tea leaves with the milk and set aside for 5 minutes before straining.

Whisk the egg yolks and the sugar until thick and pale.
Add the infused milk and place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure that the base of the bowl do not touch the water.
Stir the custard until thick, then remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before adding the cream.

Pour the mixture into a metal tray and freeze for 4 hours.
Transfer to a bowl and beat until thick and creamy.
Return to the metal tray and repeat the freezing and beating twice more.
Trasnfer to a storage container, cover with greaseproof paper and freeze overnight.

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