I scream for ice-cream
February 28, 2010 in Uncategorized
Okay I know I’ve claimed this before, but this time the heat really is on! It’s sweltering at 7:00 in the morning… not to mention the temperature in the kitchen with all three my Super26 ovens going at 220 degrees simultaneously.
The only thing I can think of to cool down, apart from sticking my head in the freezer (or jumping in the icy Paternoster sea), is to make ice-cream. More specifically, (my signature, I’d like to think) rooibos tea ice-cream.
It’s really easy, and the result is a silky, toffee-coloured ice-cream with a hint of milky rooibos tea.
Make a custard using 600ml of milk to 6 egg yolks and 150g of castor sugar. Once it’s thickened to the consistency of thick pouring cream, add two rooibos tea bags to the hot custard and set it aside to cool. This will allow the rooibos tea to bleed its flavour into the custard.
When the custard has cooled down, remove the tea bags, add 250ml of softly whipped cream and transfer the mixture to a metal bowl. Refrigerate (preferably overnight). Once thoroughly chilled, transfer your custard to an ice-cream churner and let the happy machine do its work.
It’s delicious on its own, but even better drizzled with a spoonful of sweet-sour moskonfyt.
pinkpolkadot said on February 28, 2010
Klink maklik …en lekker!
Vandag gaan BAIE warm wees…sterkte!
Collywolly said on February 28, 2010
Ooooooh I could dig into one of those bakkies of ice cream right now! Its a heat wave for sure! Thanx so much for this fab recipe…
Hugs xx
TheCreativePot said on March 1, 2010
En NOU’t jy dit te koop! Baie dankie vir die tasters Saterdag, roomys was fantasies en die moskonfyt perfek daarby. Nou moet ek net ‘n churner kry..
Kitchengirl said on March 1, 2010
How deeelicious!
ninatimm said on March 1, 2010
Sounds utterly divine!!! I smoked chicken in rooibos a while back…I am sure I can manage this ice-cream too!!!
MickyM said on March 1, 2010
It’s 42°here in Riebeek Kasteel – could do with a few of those yummy ice creams……..
sharonsmit said on March 2, 2010
Lyk klink lekker – dis verseker my…’cup of tea’… hehe
milkandhoney said on March 3, 2010
vrekkit dit lyk lekker. roomys is my dood. en ek is so jaloers op jou churner. my gaste kry maar die goeie ou klits-elke-uur version!
JoDay said on March 4, 2010
What if you don’t have a machine?
sardinesontoast said on March 4, 2010
You can go the manual route by freezing the mixture in a metal bowl. You will have to beat it with hand whish or electrical beaters) every half-hour or so, depending on how quick your freezer is. This is to prevent ice-crystals from forming, which results in a creamy, smooth ice-cream.
sardinesontoast said on March 4, 2010
Ek het ook tot onlangs toe die hand-klits roete geneem. Mens kan verbasend goed regkom so – net bietjie meer moeite.
JoDay said on March 4, 2010
Thanks Kobus – I’ll try it!