French Style Ice Cream **

Recipe Cuisine: Ice cream
Recipe Category: Ice cream
Recipe Serves: 1

Recipes Ingredients:

4 Egg; separated
6 c Light cream -OR- half & half
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 tb Vanilla extract

Recipe Instructions:

Beat yolks in a small bowl until foamy. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar; beat until thickened. Beat Egg whites in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Fold Egg yolk mix into Egg whites. Stir in cream and remaining 3/4 cup sugar. Transfer to 3 quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture coats a spoon (DO NOT BOIL). Cool. Add vanilla. Chill well, churn then freeze. Makes about 3 quarts. VARIATIONS: For variations reduce amount of vanilla to 1 tbls. Blend in additional ingredients after Ice Cream mix is cooled and before chilling, unless directed otherwise. 1) BLACK WALNUT: Add 2 cups finely chopped black walnuts. 2) MOCHA CHIP: Blend 1/4 cup instant Coffee into a portion of the cream in recipe. Heat to dissolve coffee; cool. Stir in 1 cup minature Chocolate chips. 3) PUMPKIN: Combine and blend in 2 cups canned pumpkin, 1-1/2 tsp pumpkin Pie spice and 1/2 tsp allspice. 4) SPICE: Combine 4 tsp cinnamon, 1-1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp ground cloves with Sugar in recipe. 5) PEPPERMINT: Reduce Sugar in recipes to 3/4 cup. Blend in 1 cup crushed peppermint stick candy. Add another 1/2 cup crushed Candy after freezing but before ripening. 6) TOFFEE CRUNCH: Reduce Sugar to 1-1/4 cups. Blend in 1 cup crushed plain toffee candy. Add another 1 cup crushed Candy after freezing but before ripening.