Tips ice cream at home

Everyone loves ice cream. It is the most popular dessert, which enjoys the same success in adults and in children. The range of ice-cream is amazing and makes you want to try everything once. However, despite this fabulous variety of flavors, homemade ice cream has not lost its old-fashioned charm. What could be better on a hot summer day than a fresh ice cream, prepared according to grandmother's recipe?

Ice cream

There are two basic types of ice-cream - mechanical and electrical equipment. Ice cream can have a very simple design, and trendy, in full accordance with the latest technology. Are the ice cream from an average of $ 25 to $ 1,000. Ice cream can also be used for making ice milk, frozen yogurt and beverages. The structure includes a freezer container (located in the center) and the whorl, which is the cooling agent - ice and salt.

The inner container is filled with a mixture of homemade ice cream, and then turn on the device whorl begins to rotate, which prevents the formation of ice crystals during the freezing point of ice cream. To freezer will last longer, carefully follow the manufacturer's instructions regarding the cleaning and storage of the device. Overlap and reach for ice cream only wooden or plastic spoons.

Mechanical freezer: This old-fashioned ice cream, is a wooden bucket placed inside a metal container, which put the ice cream. Besides being needed for the mechanical freezer ice and salt, for her needs some effort. Preparation 4-6 quarts of ice cream in a ice cream maker takes 30 - 40 minutes.

One of the varieties of ice cream is a mechanical freezer with pre-cooled, the capacity of which ranges from 1 to 1½ pints. Ice is placed in the central container or whisk, and every 2-3 minutes for half turn the crank (depending on the amount of ice-cream).

Electric freezer: as you might guess from the name, an electric freezer is equipped with electric motors that drive the container of ice cream or whisk. The most popular type of electric ice cream makers - a standalone desktop freezer, where the ice-cream using ice cubes and salt. There are also compact freezers designed for 1 quart of ice cream. For this ice cream is not needed salt or ice, it was placed in a freezer bringing the electrical cord through the refrigerator door.

Peach Ice Cream

• 3 cups chopped fresh peaches pulp
• ¼ tablespoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons peach brandy (optional)
• 1½ cups of refined sugar
• 2½ cups dense (fatty) cream

Combine peaches, juice, zest, brandy and sugar in a large bowl. Cover the bowl with a lid, and leave for 1 hour at room temperature. Add the cream and vanilla. Pour the peaches and cream in the freezer. Freezer overlaid with crushed ice and coarse salt in a ratio of 3: 1. Turn the freezer and set the maximum speed for five minutes. Slowly remove the container, wipe the salt water and serve half an hour.

Vanilla   ice cream

• 4 egg yolks
• ½ pint (250 ml) of milk
• ½ pint heavy cream
• 100 gr. refined sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla Vanilla: sweet tenderness

Pour the milk into the pan, put on fire and bring to a boil. In a separate bowl mix the egg yolks and sugar until smooth dough. Stirring constantly, pour the mixture into the hot milk. Then pour the mixture back into the pan and a little heat, stirring until thick cream. As soon as the notice on the spoon a thin film, remove the pan from the heat and cool. Add the cooled mixture of heavy cream and vanilla extract. Transfer the resulting mixture in the freezer and put in the fridge.

Secrets   Cooking   Home   ice cream

• The original taste of homemade ice cream attached to various excipients, syrup and nuts. Crushed almonds, grated chocolate, macadamia nuts, cashews and raisins give an exotic taste of homemade ice cream.
• Ice cream is best stored in an airtight plastic container. If the ice cream store, without closing the lid on the container, it will quickly lose its own flavor and aroma and absorb odors from the environment.
• Keep homemade ice cream in the main part of the refrigerator, where the temperature remains constant.
• The syrup should be added before freezing ice cream, nuts and fruit and after freezing, but before it has hardened ice cream.
• Prepare ice cream better than the day before you intend to bring to the table, to avoid unpleasant surprises and rushed.
• For the preparation of homemade ice cream, use crushed ice.
• To prevent the formation of pellets and ice crystals in ice cream, ice cream, leave for thickening at 24 hours - this substantially improves the consistency of the product.
• Experiment with different fillings, such as lavender and honey The benefits of honey: tasty recovery , Peanut butter, bananas, chocolate chips and biscuits, peaches. Homemade ice cream can be served with cakes, cookies and other desserts.
• Use finely crushed ice - it will provide a more uniform consistency of the ice cream.
• Instead of the usual chocolate syrup, use hot caramel toffee, ice cream to give a brighter flavor.
• Use toasted nuts or coconut, to fully reveal the taste.
• Although fat dairy products, such as whipped cream, ice cream provides a smooth consistency, replace them with low-fat milk or milk with 1% fat.

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