Kenwood Chef XL Instructions Manual page 5

recipe suggestions
Below are a few recipe suggestions
to help you to get to know your
Frozen Dessert Maker.
vanilla ice cream
500ml/1pt full fat milk
125ml/ ⁄ pt single cream
1
4
5ml/1tsp vanilla essence
3 egg yolks
150g/6oz caster sugar
1 Combine the cream, milk and vanilla
essence in a pan and bring almost
to the boil. Set aside to cool slightly.
2 Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk
the egg yolks and the sugar together
until thick and pale in colour.
3 Stirring continuously, pour the milk/
cream mix onto the whisked egg
and sugar. Ensure that the sugar is
completely dissolved.
4 Return the mix to the pan and, over
a very low heat, continue to stir until
the mix coats the back of the spoon.
5 Allow the mix to cool thoroughly.
6 Pour the mix into the Frozen Dessert
Maker and mix until firm (about 30
mins).
variations:-
chocolate - omit the cream and
replace with 100g/4oz of plain
chocolate that has been melted in a
basin over a pan of boiling water.
nut - add 100g/4oz of chopped
nuts to the ice cream mix just before
serving.
strawberry ice cream
400g/1Ib ripe strawberries
200ml/8fl. oz double cream
75g/3oz caster sugar
juice of ⁄ lemon
1
2
1 Puree the strawberries.
2 Mix the sugar, cream and lemon
juice into the puree.
3 Place the mix in a refrigerator to
cool.
4 When the mix is cool, pour into the
Frozen Dessert Maker and mix until
firm.
variations:-
Any soft fruit can be substituted for
the strawberries. The sweetness of
the mix will depend on the fruit used,
so remember to test it for sweetness
before freezing.
please note:- The length of time
that the mix takes to freeze down
depends on:
the quantity and composition of the
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mix. Addition of alcohol to the mix
will inhibit freezing.
the original temperature of the mix.
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room temperature.
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