Pralines and cream ice cream
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar; firmly packed |
| ¾ | cup | Buttermilk |
| 2 | cups | Pecans; coarsely chopped |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Vanilla extract |
| 2¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | All purpose flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | Eggs; beaten | |
| 5 | cups | Whole milk |
| 1 | quart | Whipping cream |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Vanilla |
| Plus Pralines, above | ||
Directions
PRALINES
ICE CREAM
PRALINES: Combine first five ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring gently, until sugar is dissolved. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes to clear sugar crystals from sides of the pan. Uncover and cook to soft ball (234~), stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Add butter and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture begins to thicken. Working quickly, drop by tablespoons onto buttered wax paper. Makes 1½ - 2 dozen pralines. BUT DON'T EAT THEM! Crumble coarsely and measure out 3 ½ cup of the crumblies for this ice cream.
ICE CREAM: Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a Dutch oven. Add eggs, and stir until smooth. Stir in milk and cook over medium heat until thermometer reaches 165~, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool slightly; Chill for 3 hours. Combine whipping cream and vanilla in a large bowl and whisk in chilled custard. Pour into freezer container of a 1 gallon ice cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Remove dasher and fold in 3 ½ cups crumbled pralines. Let ripen for 1 hour before serving.
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