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Food & crafts => Recipes => Topic started by: mwncigirl on July 17, 2013, 10:24:31 pm

Title: Another ice cream question
Post by: mwncigirl on July 17, 2013, 10:24:31 pm
Hi, my ice cream machine arrived today  :excited: Now I have to wait for the bowl to freeze >:(  Can anyone tell me what the difference is between ice cream made with eggs, and that without? I'm sure I'm just being dim  :roflanim:


By the way I've just read the rubbish instructions properly and realised I haven't put the bowl in the freezer upright, will it matter? I have a kenwood.
 :hungry:
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: Greenerlife on July 17, 2013, 10:29:56 pm
The bowls are filled with a gel and if it is frozen on its side only half of the bowl will be frozen.  it just decreases the area of coldness on the mixture - don't fret too much!
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: Greenerlife on July 17, 2013, 10:32:10 pm
Also, ice cream is usually made with custard - hence the eggs!  ice cream doesn't have to be made with custard though - pretty much anything will do - custard/yogurt/cream/fruit etc
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: spandit on July 18, 2013, 07:50:46 am
Once it's nearly frozen, take it out of the maker, otherwise it will set like concrete and you won't be able to serve it!
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: FiB on July 18, 2013, 05:35:27 pm
Hiya mwncigirl  :wave:  One of the big differences we are finding is that its a complete nightmare to get trading standards approval to sell homemade icecream (gate sales) made with eggs!!!  The taste if just for home consumption though :yum: :yum: :yum: :yum: :yum: .....
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: mwncigirl on July 18, 2013, 07:27:36 pm
Hi Fi  :wave:  well we made some, Mmmmmm, with eggs, very yummy indeed, just the bog standard vanilla. Going to try elderflower and lemon when I get some more cream  :excited: . Its just for our own consumption as its only a little machine   >:(  Great way to use eggs up though. I guess I'll have to make a meringue now....... Never done that before either  :yum:



Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: Greenerlife on July 18, 2013, 08:16:50 pm
Hi Fi  :wave:  well we made some, Mmmmmm, with eggs, very yummy indeed, just the bog standard vanilla. Going to try elderflower and lemon when I get some more cream  :excited: . Its just for our own consumption as its only a little machine   >:(  Great way to use eggs up though. I guess I'll have to make a meringue now....... Never done that before either  :yum:


Do you have a microwave?  i always use up my egg whites by making microwave meringues.  Just break them up a bit, then add sieved icing sugar until ou get like a dough of icing.  then roll them up in little balls and cook in the microwave for about 90 seconds  - it's magic!  they swell up then fall a bit and hey presto meringues that will keep forever (I am still eating ones I made about six months ao!)
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: mwncigirl on July 18, 2013, 10:13:35 pm
I did find out about those actually, but was scared off by the amount of icing sugar per egg. 300g!!! Thats loads!! Are they nice?  :innocent:
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: Greenerlife on July 18, 2013, 10:26:00 pm
You will make sooooo many out of one egg white - I like to think of them as "slimming".  :excited:

Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: doganjo on July 18, 2013, 10:27:14 pm
I might have a go at that then!  :innocent:
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: mwncigirl on July 18, 2013, 10:32:29 pm
Me too  ;D
Title: Re: Another ice cream question
Post by: Lesley Silvester on July 20, 2013, 02:42:04 pm
Me three. Sounds scrumdiddlyumptious.