PISTACHIO ICE CREAM
½ pint single cream
1 egg
2 egg yolks well beaten
150 ml chilled whipping cream
50 grams pistachio nuts finely chopped
75 grams castor sugar
METHOD
In a saucepan,pour the single cream and scald by heating it
just below boiling point.
In a bowl place the egg, castor sugar and the egg yolks and
beat till the mixture is thick and creamy like a custard.Pour this custard over
the hot cream.Place this bowl in a double boiler and stir constantly till the
mixture has thickened.Transfer the mixture into a freezer tub and fold in the
chopped pistachio nuts.Allow the mixture to cool and put it in the refrigerator
to chill .
In a bowl beat the whipping cream till it forms soft
peaks,fold the whipped cream into the chilled mixture and place it in the
freezer .Remove and beat the mixture twice at 1 hour interval until firmly set.
