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Grape-Nuts Ice Cream

Source of Recipe


From "The Gourmet Cookbook"



List of Ingredients



• 6 large egg yolks
  
• 2/3 cup sugar
  
• 3 cups heavy cream
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1 cup Grape-Nuts
  
• 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Beat together yolks and sugar in a large metal bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale yellow and thick, 1 to 2 minutes.
   
   
2. Heat 2 cups cream in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until warm. Add warm cream to yolk mixture in a slow stream, whisking constantly.
   
   
3. Pour back into pan and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until custard is thick enough to coat back of spoon and registers 170°F on instant-read thermometer; do not let boil.
   
   
4. Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into cleaned metal bowl. Stir in salt and remaining 1 cup cream. Cool custard to room temperature, stirring occasionally, then refrigerate, covered, until cold, at least 3 hours.
   
   
5. Stir cereal and vanilla into custard. Freeze custard in ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.
   
   Makes about 1-1/2 quarts.