Home Made Ice Cream

[thansal]

Boo, I thought I had something good there ;(

My first thought was actually vegan ice cream (made with silken tofu, it CAN be good), however the recipes I see all called for a good bit of sugar, and I have no idea how it would react to alternative sweeteners.

[lordlundar]

See, the freezing temp thing is actually a concern for me. The base that I'm using now is actually a REALLY good consistency, and I don't want to mess with that, however, I still want to make a try at it.

I really should have replied to this first. Oops on my part.

Unless your freezer is just at the freezing point (0C or 32F) the salt won't prevent it from freezing nor will it affect the texture or consistency (apart from smoothing it further by preventing larger ice crystals to form). However, it allows it to melt at a colder temperature so it melts faster in the mouth and allows you to taste the creamy goodness better.

[Tanasi]

For chocolate ice creams add a pinch of cyan. It really makes the cocoa flavor pop especailly dark chocolate.

[Kogarashi]

Boo, I thought I had something good there ;(

My first thought was actually vegan ice cream (made with silken tofu, it CAN be good), however the recipes I see all called for a good bit of sugar, and I have no idea how it would react to alternative sweeteners.

I don't know about other sweeteners, but Splenda should work right. It's one of the better sugar substitutes for cooking and such that I've heard. You just need to make sure not to overdo it on the Splenda since it's super-sweet.

[Food Lady]

See, the freezing temp thing is actually a concern for me. The base that I'm using now is actually a REALLY good consistency, and I don't want to mess with that, however, I still want to make a try at it. Ye Gods. Salted Caramel Ice Cream I want to make that now. I have had Salted caramel Gelato (at Grom), and I now REALLY want to try this out. Getting the consistency is gonna be a major problem.... Oh, random note: I fully understand the glory that is salt. I can't stand salty food, however the addition of just a bit of salt to just about ANYTHING makes it taste light years better. The really screwy one I saw once was my mum using just a bit of salt on bread instead of butter, it really brought out the flavor of the bread (And with out any fat).

I make up my own chocolate milk mix (which I use every day in my coffee). I always add salt to bring out the sweetness and tone down any bitterness. Once I didn't add the salt and I could taste the difference.

[dalesys]

For chocolate ice creams add a pinch of cyan. It really makes the cocoa flavor pop especailly dark chocolate.

Blue-green? Or was that cayenne (pepper)?

dalesys, who never flurfs a word...


Anyone that believes that, I have a bargain for you... Cash only and small bills.

[Mikkel]

Blue-green? Or was that cayenne (pepper)?

As long as it isn't cyanide .

[thansal]

So, I made my first attempt at masala chai ice cream.

Not a resounding success, though not a total failure either.

I picked up a box of Starbucks' concentrate, and then, once I got home, parsed out that a drink is supposed to be 50/50 mix/milk. That isn't going to work for ice cream (it would be ice). This called for reducing the mix down so that I would have all that extra water. Reducing stuff takes a while, fie.

I also flubbed it on doing measures, as in, I didn't. I'm fairly sure that I did about 3 cups of chai mix reduced down by about half (my base is 3 cups of dairy).

The end products is ok.

It's a bit harder than I like (though not ice), and it's a bit bitterer than I would like (I didn't add any sugar as the mix is fairly sweet, however not sweet enough it appears). I figure I can save it by serving it with a dash of canton over the top (extra ginger is good, and the stuff is amazingly sweet).


Next time I'm just going to buy some tea bags and try steeping them directly in the simmering dairy+sugar mix.

Really, the ultimate test will be when the GF gets home and she tests it, I'm suspecting she isn't going to be a fan (she likes her tea sweet).

You live you learn, and yes I'm a bit bitter.


heh, did you see what I did there? bitter! I kill my self!