Wednesday 7 March 2012

Home made strawberry ice-cream






Ingredients:
  • Whole cream milk - 1 litre
  • G. M. S.- 2 1/2 sp
  • C. M. C. - 1/4 sp
  • Cornflour - 2 1/2 sp
  • Sugar - 12 to 15 sps
  • Fresh strawberries - 10
  • Strawberry essence - few drops
  • Pink color - 2 drops
  • Fresh cream - 1/2 cup

For basement of icecream:
Take one deep bottom thick vessel. Then pour milk, g.m.s, t.m.c, cornflour, sugar and mix well. Keep on the gas in high flame and stir well till the base becomes thick. Then remove from the gas and allow it to cool. Then pour it in the airtight container or in aluminum vessel, close it and keep in freezer for 8 to 10 hours. This is the basement of  all icecreams.  [Meantime, take the fresh strawberries, cut into small pieces mix with 3 sps of sugar and heat it in high flame till it becomes soft and juicy. Keep aside].

Making strawberry icecream:
Remove from the freezer after 10 hours. Blend in a mixture along with adding fresh cream, essence, food color. Just press the whipper button in the blender for a second or two [otherwise it will turn buttery] Repeat the process two more times after one hour to get good results. Finely mix the fresh strawberries and spread a few on top.Transfer the contents in to an aluminum container or airtight thick plastic box. In the end keep for 3 hrs or till set [in the freezer] Enjoy your home made strawberry icecream.

The vessel inside the freezer should be kept over a plastic sheet.

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