OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY
1 pt Strawberries
1 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 c Half and half
1 t Vanilla
3 c Heavy cream
Hull the berries and cut the larger ones in half. Place the berries in a double boiler and add 1/2 cup sugar. Heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is very soft. Puree the fruit in a blender. Transfer puree to a bowl and cool in the refrigerator. Put the egg, half and half, remaining sugar and vanilla extract in the blender and blend on medium speed till mixture is smooth and the sugar is dissolved. Slowly add the cream and continue blending on low speed for 30 seconds. Transfer the mixture to your ice cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. When the ice cream is about half frozen, add the strawberry puree to the mixture. Continue freezing. Makes slightly more than 1 quart.
PAWPAW
Here's a down home recipe for you folks who live in the hills of the Ozarks and
Southern U.S.
The Pawpaw is more nutritious than the banana, but with all that great banana flavor. Skin and remove the seeds from two medium sized very ripe pawpaws. Place in a blender with two eggs*, 1/2 cup
sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle Brand). Blend on high for about 20 seconds or until well blended. Add 1 pint whipping cream, 1 pint Half and Half, 2 TBSP vanilla extract, and 1/4 tsp salt, mix well, age in refrigerator for about 4 hours then freeze in ice cream freezer according to the manufacturer's directions.
*If you are concerned about the possibility of Salmonella from uncooked eggs, substitute an equivalent amount of Egg Beaters.
PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP
A delicious ice cream utilizing the proven combination of chocolate and peanut butter!
For this ice cream, prepare the base mix using the recipe for
Old Time Vanilla
(see recipe), but when mixing the eggs, sugar, brown sugar and sweetened condensed milk, stir in one cup of crunchy peanut butter. Then add the remaining ingredients according to the Old Time Vanilla recipe, and when the ice cream is nearly frozen, add 1/2 cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.
PEACH version 1
1 1/2 Cups Whole Milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream
2 cups pureed skinned peaches (with additional 2/3 cup sugar)
Beat eggs litely. Beat in sugar slowly, beating an additional 1 minute when all sugar is added.
Heat milk almost to a boil, and add (still hot) to the egg mixture, stirring constantly. Cool.
Add vanilla extract, cream, and peach/sugar puree. Mixed opinions; tasted a bit sour. Might try waiting to add peaches until just before adding to machine.
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