Maple Butter-Pecan Ice Cream

Serves: 2

Manley Abshire

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

42

Sweetness

58

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cup

Pecan

2 cups

Heavy Cream

1 cup

Milk

1 tsp

Salt

3 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

Coarsely chop pecans

2

In a skillet melt butter over moderate heat until foam subsides

3

Toast pecans in butter, stirring occasionally, until golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes, and sprinkle with salt to taste

4

Cool pecans and chill in a sealable plastic bag

5

Buttered pecans may be made 3 days ahead and chilled

6

In a heavy saucepan bring cream, milk, maple syrup, and salt just to a boil, stirring occasionally

7

In a bowl beat yolks until smooth

8

Add hot cream mixture to yolks in a slow stream, whisking, and pour into pan

9

Cook custard over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until a thermometer registers 170° F

10

Pour custard through a sieve into a clean bowl and cool

11

Stir in extract

12

Chill custard, its surface covered with plastic wrap, at least 3 hours, or until cold, and up to 1 day

13

Freeze custard in an ice-cream maker

14

Transfer ice cream to a bowl and fold in chilled pecans

15

Transfer ice cream to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden

16

Ice cream may be made 1 week ahead

17

Coarsely chop pecans

18

In a skillet melt butter over moderate heat until foam subsides

19

Toast pecans in butter, stirring occasionally, until golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes, and sprinkle with salt to taste

20

Cool pecans and chill in a sealable plastic bag

21

Buttered pecans may be made 3 days ahead and chilled

22

In a heavy saucepan bring cream, milk, maple syrup, and salt just to a boil, stirring occasionally

23

In a bowl beat yolks until smooth

24

Add hot cream mixture to yolks in a slow stream, whisking, and pour into pan

25

Cook custard over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until a thermometer registers 170° F

26

Pour custard through a sieve into a clean bowl and cool

27

Stir in extract

28

Chill custard, its surface covered with plastic wrap, at least 3 hours, or until cold, and up to 1 day

29

Freeze custard in an ice-cream maker

30

Transfer ice cream to a bowl and fold in chilled pecans

31

Transfer ice cream to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden

32

Ice cream may be made 1 week ahead