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Laurel's Lavender Ice Cream

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 474mlWhipping cream
1 1/2 cups 355mlHalf-and-half
1/2 cup 20g / 0.7ozChopped fresh lavender flowers and leaves - see * Note
  Lavender blossoms - for garnish
8   Egg yolks
1 cup 198g / 7ozGranulated sugar

Recipe Instructions

* Note: Look for lavender at farmers markets.

Combine cream, half-and-half and chopped lavender blossoms and leaves in heavy saucepan over medium-high heat until warm. Let stand 30 minutes to allow lavender to steep.

Whisk together egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow and mixture forms a ribbon when tipped from a spoon. Whisk small amount of warm cream into yolks, then return to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and coats back of a spoon, about 5 minutes.

Strain through fine sieve and discard blossom residue. Cover mixture and chill thoroughly, about 1 hour.

Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions, about 25 minutes. Garnish with lavender blossoms when serving.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Each serving: 566 calories; 66 mg sodium; 495 mg cholesterol; 44 grams fat; 38 grams carbohydrates; 7 grams protein; 0 fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 08-23-2000

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