10-23-2012, 04:29 AM
Paul F. wrote:
Ok... Don't we have a forum regular who made ice cream as a summer business?
Who was it?
BillMac
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OT: Anyone make their own ice cream?
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 BillMac
10-23-2012, 05:12 AM
I second the cuisinart ice cream maker. We've used it to make Maker's Mark Ice Cream.
Oh, the deliciousness. :wiggle:
10-23-2012, 05:32 AM
Ninja Blender + frozen strawberries + vanilla yogurt
10-23-2012, 12:18 PM
Was at the local science museum last week - one of the neat things they did was make ice cream on the spot by pouring liquid nitrogen into a big bucket filled up with cream and chocolate syrup and stirring for a bit - only took a few minutes, and it was pretty tasty...
10-23-2012, 12:18 PM
Spiff wrote: Can you send me that recipe?
10-23-2012, 12:37 PM
Any mixer that is up to kneading dough will work for ice cream. Use regular beaters to mix ingredients, switch to dough hooks, then slowly pour in a 3 to 4 cups of liquid nitrogen to get the right consistency. science!
10-23-2012, 01:05 PM
onthedownlow wrote: We have the same model and Little Poochie loves helping us make ice cream. It's quite easy to do and we enjoy experimenting with different flavors, although with kids, they usually involve loads of sugar.
10-23-2012, 01:32 PM
I do. I was going to do it as a shop if my LEO career didn't pan out. As it goes, the job is awesome. I still make ice cream on the side, but not nearly in the volume I did almost 2 years ago. I actually just made about 2 gallons of various flavors for a party in a couple weeks.
What questions do you have?? Recent flavors include Fruity Pebbles, Maple Bacon, Ginger Creme, Short Stack (maple with waffle pieces), Candy Corn, Root Beer Float, and a Philly-style Vanilla. The freeze-the-bowl type of maker that you use with a stand mixer works well. I started with one of those. I quickly upgraded to a Cuisinart with internal refrigerant so I could make batch after batch instead of one per day. My only true suggestion is EXPERIMENT!!!! Don't let anyone tell you how ice cream HAS to be made. I bought several books with recipes (Ben & Jerry's is a good start) to get the basics down. Now I use basically 2 different "bases", and make up the rest as I go along. I use heavy cream and whole milk. When the ice cream as business idea was flowing, I made a list of over 200 flavors. It included the standards, but also my own off the wall creations. My goal was a boutique style shop with stuff you don't see every day. Think "Hot" Chocolate, Black Forest, Salted Caramel, Almond Joy, Lemongrass Coconut, Bananas Foster, Caffeine Rush, Macadamia White Chocolate, Grilled Peach, White Chocolate Cherry, Mojito, Nutella L'Orange, Shoo Fly Pie. There really is no limit!!!! Feel free to PM me or respond to this thread with any questions.
10-23-2012, 01:36 PM
freeradical wrote: I made some (in my Cuisinart machine) and it was great!
10-23-2012, 01:50 PM
The best and simplest vanilla ice cream recipe is here:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/VanillaIceCream.html Really ugly webpage but very good recipes here: http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~smann/IceCream/ If you are making ice cream for a crowd get an Oster electric one that makes two quarts. If you want less ice cream, but easier, buy the Cuisinart. Make sure, when you make your custard, that you chill it before putting it in the ice cream maker. If you put the custard in hot you end up with soup. Resign yourself to the fact that even if it's 105 degrees in July, to make good ice cream you are going to have to stand over the stove stirring frequently. I have a recipe for butter pecan that is absolutely divine. PM me if you want it. It's ice cream making 202, though, not quite for beginners. The absolute best thing at this time of year is pumpkin ice cream, salted pecans and caramel. I had a sundae at the Franklin Fountain on Sunday and it was otherworldly. Hope this helps--cheers, Gutie |
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