Butternut And Hickory Nut Ice Cream

Serves: 4

Alessia Franecki

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

38

Sweetness

55

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Sugar

1 tbsp

Cornstarch

4 large

Egg Yolk

2.5 cups

Milk

1 tsp

Vanilla

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350° F

2

In a small saucepan melt butter and stir in nuts and 1/4 teaspoon salt

3

Transfer nuts to a baking sheet and bake in middle of oven until fragrant and one shade darker, about 6 minutes

4

Cool nuts completely

5

In a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan whisk together sugar and cornstarch and whisk in yolks, milk, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt until combined well

6

Cook custard over moderate heat, whisking, until it just comes to a boil and simmer, whisking, 1 minute

7

Transfer custard to a bowl and cool

8

Chill custard, covered, until cold

9

Stir in vanilla and cream until custard is combined well and freeze in an ice-cream maker

10

Transfer ice cream to a metal bowl and stir in nuts

11

In freezer harden ice cream until firm

12

Ice cream may be made 1 week ahead and kept frozen, covered

13

Preheat oven to 350° F

14

In a small saucepan melt butter and stir in nuts and 1/4 teaspoon salt

15

Transfer nuts to a baking sheet and bake in middle of oven until fragrant and one shade darker, about 6 minutes

16

Cool nuts completely

17

In a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan whisk together sugar and cornstarch and whisk in yolks, milk, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt until combined well

18

Cook custard over moderate heat, whisking, until it just comes to a boil and simmer, whisking, 1 minute

19

Transfer custard to a bowl and cool

20

Chill custard, covered, until cold

21

Stir in vanilla and cream until custard is combined well and freeze in an ice-cream maker

22

Transfer ice cream to a metal bowl and stir in nuts

23

In freezer harden ice cream until firm

24

Ice cream may be made 1 week ahead and kept frozen, covered