How To Make Strawberry Ice Cream 

Strawberry ice cream is always family favorite! You will need to choose berries that are ripe and red in the centre – those will give you the best flavour!

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups of milk
• 1-1/2 cups of whipping cream (35%)
• 1 strip of orange zest – about 2 inches long
• 1 teaspoon of black peppercorns
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• pinch of salt

Strawberry puree:

• 4 cups of hulled strawberries
• 3/4 cups of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

How to make the strawberry puree:

1. In food processor, puree together strawberries, sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
2. Strain into a bowl and refrigerate.

Making the ice cream:

1. In a saucepan, heat together milk, cream, orange zest over medium heat until tiny bubbles form around edge.
2. Remove from heat; cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
3. Strain.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar and salt; slowly whisk in cream mixture
5. Return to pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick enough to coat back of a spoon. – about 8 minutes
6. Strain into bowl and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
7. Reserving 1/4 cup of the puree, stir remaining puree into egg mixture
8. Pour into 9 inch square pan
9. Place plastic wrap directly onto the surface and freeze until almost solid – 3-4 hours
10. Break into chunks and process in a food processor until smooth.
11. You can also freeze in ice-cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions.
12. Spoon one quarter of the ice cream into airtight container and add one-third of the reserved puree, swirling slightly with spoon.
13. Repeat twice.
14. Cover with remaining ice cream and freeze until firm – about 6 hours.
15. You can freeze this ice cream for up to one week.

Hope you will enjoy this recipe  – please send me your comments, suggestions and experiences, your input is welcomed and very much appreciated!