Lemon-Raspberry Ice Cream Bombes

Serves: 2

Dallas Effertz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

53

Sweetness

65

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

2 large

Egg Yolk

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Freeze 1 hour

2

Divide lemon cream among cups, smoothing tops

3

Whisk sugar, lemon juice, yolks, peel, and salt to blend in top of double boiler

4

Place over simmering water (do not allow bottom of pan to touch water)

5

Whisk until mixture thickens and thermometer inserted into mixture registers 160°F, about 6 minutes

6

Transfer mixture to medium bowl

7

Chill until cold, about 45 minutes

8

Beat cream in another medium bowl until cream holds peaks

9

Fold into lemon mixture in 3 additions

10

Cover and chill at least 6 hours and up to 1 day

11

Line six 3/4-cup custard cups with foil, leaving generous overhang

12

Slightly soften quart of ice cream in microwave at low setting in 10-second intervals

13

Measure 1/2 cup ice cream and place in 1 prepared custard cup

14

Using back of teaspoon and dipping spoon in glass of warm water as needed, press ice cream in even layer over bottom and up sides of cup, creating hollow in center

15

Place cup in freezer

16

Repeat with remaining 5 prepared cups

17

Return remaining ice cream in quart to freezer

18

Freeze ice cream in cups 1 hour

19

Spoon 2 tablespoons sorbet into hollow in center of each cup and pack firmly

20

Return cups to freezer for 1 hour

21

Slightly resoften remaining ice cream in quart container in microwave at low setting in 10-second intervals

22

Spread 2 tablespoons ice cream over lemon cream in each cup, covering completely

23

Fold foil overhang over bombes to cover; freeze at least 3 hours and up to 2 days

24

Open foil on bombes; turn bombes out onto dishes

25

Peel off foil

26

Spoon fresh berries alongside

27

Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired, and lemon peel

28

Whisk sugar, lemon juice, yolks, peel, and salt to blend in top of double boiler

29

Place over simmering water (do not allow bottom of pan to touch water)

30

Whisk until mixture thickens and thermometer inserted into mixture registers 160°F, about 6 minutes

31

Transfer mixture to medium bowl

32

Chill until cold, about 45 minutes

33

Beat cream in another medium bowl until cream holds peaks

34

Fold into lemon mixture in 3 additions

35

Cover and chill at least 6 hours and up to 1 day

36

Line six 3/4-cup custard cups with foil, leaving generous overhang

37

Slightly soften quart of ice cream in microwave at low setting in 10-second intervals

38

Measure 1/2 cup ice cream and place in 1 prepared custard cup

39

Using back of teaspoon and dipping spoon in glass of warm water as needed, press ice cream in even layer over bottom and up sides of cup, creating hollow in center

40

Place cup in freezer

41

Repeat with remaining 5 prepared cups

42

Return remaining ice cream in quart to freezer

43

Freeze ice cream in cups 1 hour

44

Spoon 2 tablespoons sorbet into hollow in center of each cup and pack firmly

45

Return cups to freezer for 1 hour

46

Divide lemon cream among cups, smoothing tops

47

Freeze 1 hour

48

Slightly resoften remaining ice cream in quart container in microwave at low setting in 10-second intervals

49

Spread 2 tablespoons ice cream over lemon cream in each cup, covering completely

50

Fold foil overhang over bombes to cover; freeze at least 3 hours and up to 2 days

51

Open foil on bombes; turn bombes out onto dishes

52

Peel off foil

53

Spoon fresh berries alongside

54

Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired, and lemon peel