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Mastic Ice Cream
Evelyne
About 2-3 servings
BeginnerI read in a few places that Mastic gives a certain chewiness to the ice cream when you eat it. That was a pleasant texture I really enjoyed. It is still ice cream but it is ever so slightly gummy. Very cool. And the taste? Best comparison I can give you is spruce bear soda. You have to try it to believe it. I love spruce beer so I loved the ice cream.
Total Steps
8
Ingredients
6
Tools Needed
1
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Cheap ethnic eatzIngredients
- 1 pinch ground vanilla(optional)
- 1 cup milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon mastic resin crystals
Instructions
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Step 1
Grind the mastic resin crystals in a mortar and pestle along with some sugar.
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Step 2
Heat the cream, milk, sugar and mastic in a sauce pan until it almost boils, about 5 minutes.
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Step 3
Reduce the heat to low.
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Step 4
Temper the eggs and stir them into the cream.
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Step 5
Cook at low heat until it thickens and can coat the back of a spoon.
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Step 6
You may want to strain the mixture at this point to remove any bits that may have formed while warming.
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Step 7
Chill the mixture in the fridge.
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Step 8
Freeze according to the instructions for your ice cream machine.