Vanilla ice cream recipes?

[mft]

Anyone got a tried and tested vanilla recipe? I've tried a couple in the past - one was a full custard recipe (came out too custardy in taste!) and one was a non-cooked variant (from the Ben & Jerry's cookbook, IIRC) which wasn't rich or tasty enough.

I'm considering trying a gelato recipe - perhaps number two from here but with proper pod as well as essence.

Any suggestions?

[Mobile Chicane]

Here you go

This is simply epic, and easy to make without an ice cream maker. It has a 'cheesecake' tang due to the fromage frais.

The recipe is easy to adapt to vanilla rather than nutmeg (just substitute the nutmeg with the seeds scraped from a whole vanilla pod, soaked in hot water), however lemon and lime zest also work well.

Keep the vanilla pod to flavour sugar.

[mft]

Mobile Chicane said:

Here you go

This is simply epic... ...it has a 'cheesecake' tang due to the fromage frais.

Better than 'standard' vanilla? I would have been put off by the marscapone and fromage frais content...

Mobile Chicane said:

and easy to make without an ice cream maker

Is that why you recommended that recipe, or just a bonus? (I have a Gaggia, BTW.)

[Mobile Chicane]

mft said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Here you go

This is simply epic... ...it has a 'cheesecake' tang due to the fromage frais.

Better than 'standard' vanilla? I would have been put off by the marscapone and fromage frais content...

Mobile Chicane said:

and easy to make without an ice cream maker

Is that why you recommended that recipe, or just a bonus? (I have a Gaggia, BTW.)

It's a bonus. Just try it. The flavour is everything - depending on personal preferences of course, and what you're intending to serve it with. I like this with apple pie, or grilled pineapple.

[nick_j007]

Thread resurrection!

Would this Delia recipe go ok with my Tarte au Citron? I'll make it with vanilla

Thanks,

Nick

ETA. I was really looking for a GOOD vanilla hand made recipe

Edited by nick_j007 on Wednesday 2nd March 21:28

[Mobile Chicane]

nick_j007 said:

Thread resurrection!

Would this Delia recipe go ok with my Tarte au Citron? I'll make it with vanilla

Thanks,

Nick

Tarte tatin, yes. Tarte citron, no.

ETA: You could use double cream in place of the creme fraiche and mascarpone, however I'd be inclined to search out a 'vanilla ice cream recipe', rather than do that.

Edited by Mobile Chicane on Wednesday 2nd March 21:30

[nick_j007]

Mobile Chicane said:

Tarte tatin, yes. Tarte citron, no.

ETA: You could use double cream in place of the creme fraiche and mascarpone, however I'd be inclined to search out a 'vanilla ice cream recipe', rather than do that.

Edited by Mobile Chicane on Wednesday 2nd March 21:30

You're a star thanks.

How about this? : http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2009/02/vanilla-ice-c...

Nick