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Pralines & Cream Ice Cream

Recipe

Title:

Pralines & Cream Ice Cream

Categories:

Ice cream

Yield:

6 servings

Ingredients

• PRALINES

• 1 c Sugar
• 1/8 ts Salt
• 1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
• 2 tb Butter or margarine
• 3/4 c Buttermilk
• 1/2 ts Baking soda
• 2 c Pecans; coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 tb Vanilla extract

Ingredients

• ICE CREAM

• 2 1/4 c Sugar
• 5 c Whole milk
• 1/3 c All purpose flour
• 1 qt Whipping cream
• 1/4 ts Salt
• 1 1/2 tb Vanilla
• 3
• Eggs; beaten
• Plus Pralines, above

Directions

1. PRALINES: Combine first five ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring gently, until sugar is dissolved.
3. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes to clear sugar crystals from sides of the pan.
4. Uncover and cook to soft ball (234~), stirring constantly.
5. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla.
6. Add butter and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture begins to thicken.
7. Working quickly, drop by tablespoons onto buttered wax paper.
8. Makes 1 1/2 - 2 dozen pralines.
9. BUT DON'T EAT THEM! Crumble coarsely and measure out 3 1/2 cup of the crumblies for this ice cream.
10. ICE CREAM: Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a Dutch oven.
11. Add eggs, and stir until smooth.
12. Stir in milk and cook over medium heat until thermometer reaches 165~, stirring constantly.
13. Remove from heat and let cool slightly; Chill for 3 hours.
14. Combine whipping cream and vanilla in a large bowl and whisk in chilled custard.
15. Pour into freezer container of a 1 gallon ice cream freezer.
16. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
17. Remove dasher and fold in 3 1/2 cups crumbled pralines.
18. Let ripen for 1 hour before serving.

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