Chocolate ice cream, tips and a scrumptious recipe

Summary: The best way to obtain a smooth, evenly textured ice cream is to whisk the mixture carefully and freeze quickly.

The best way to obtain a smooth, evenly textured ice cream is to whisk the mixture carefully and freeze quickly. The main thing you want to avoid is ice crystals forming in the mixture this can be achieved by adding air into the mix, you can do this by taking the mixture out of the freezer after 20 minutes and giving it a further whisk. Tips Chill all ingredients and utensils before you use them Be accurate with the quantity of sugar, to much will prevent the mixture from freezing and to little will cause the mixture to freeze hard and rocky Do not put warm mixtures into the finished container allow to cool Do not fill the container because freezing will increase the size of the contents Put freezer on coldest setting Ingredients (serves 3-4) 200ml of milk 1 egg 40g of fine sugar 120g of Lindt 99% excellence chocolate 70ml of water 140ml of cream 7ml of vanilla essence Whisk the egg and sugar and add the warm milk whilst whisking. Add the mix to a bowl and heat without boiling for about five minutes Strain this mix then leave to cool Break the chocolate into pieces and place into another bowl add the water, dissolve this slowly over a low heat. Add the melted chocolate to the previous mix and stir. Important you now need to cool this mix. Once cooled add the half whipped cream and vanilla and gently whisk for 1 minute. Place this in your freezer remove after 20 minutes and whisk (churn) for a couple of minutes then return to freezer Scrumptious home made chocolate ice cream! This article is free to distribute or copy as long as it is in full and includes the html link