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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: sokel on July 02, 2013, 10:54:18 am

Title: Ice Cream
Post by: sokel on July 02, 2013, 10:54:18 am
Not directly goats but what ice cream makers do you all use to make ice cream with your goats milk ?
Want an electric one rather than a pre freeze one
also any recipes would be great  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: jinglejoys on July 02, 2013, 12:05:04 pm
Haven't used it yet but I have a Lakeland one. You do pre freeze but it turns electrically
Anyone got any recipes ?
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: Anke on July 02, 2013, 01:44:28 pm
a Magimix   :thumbsup:  - thermos bit is in the freezer for 24h then you attach the stirrer at the top and it does it's thing. Will need an overnight defrosting so you can wash it out. I love mine!
 
It comes with a recipe book, but I also use HFW recipes and play around.
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: shygirl on July 02, 2013, 02:31:42 pm
wev just adapted this HFW recipe by adding vanilla, nuts and chocolate chips, and no melted chocolate, using 40% cream, 60% milk and plus water syrup. no heating of the milk this time which is great as i usually burn it. much easier. we have no icecream maker so are whisking it every hour or so. its in a big bowl so its freezing really quickly.
we make meringues with the eggs whites so needless to say its all going down well with the kids.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/superrichchocolateic_14295 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/superrichchocolateic_14295)
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: sokel on July 02, 2013, 03:50:49 pm
Thanks for the replys
we where thinking something like this http://andrewjamesworldwide.com/Product.asp?Product=icecrea2 (http://andrewjamesworldwide.com/Product.asp?Product=icecrea2)
Has anyone used one ?
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: shygirl on July 02, 2013, 04:05:30 pm
here are loads of recipes...
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/desserts/frozen-desserts/ice-cream/ (http://allrecipes.com/recipes/desserts/frozen-desserts/ice-cream/)
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 02, 2013, 04:27:42 pm
We just do it by hand and its no effort. Just wondering though, what are the benefits of an actual ice cream maker?
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: smithycraft on July 02, 2013, 07:04:08 pm
I made ice cream by hand for years, putting a bowl in the freezer and taking it out every few hours to stir it until it was fully frozen.  I found that if I made it from cream only, it didn't need constant stirring.

When I began to make if from goats milk, I often found it was full of ice crystals and not very smooth so after much thought, we decided to invest in an ice cream maker.  I bought a Gaggia Gelatiera which wasn't cheap but as far as we are concerned, worth every penny.

It's fully automatic, no freezer involved. You can easily make any kind of ice cream and it can take as little as 20 minutes before it's ready to eat.
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: waddy on July 02, 2013, 07:29:24 pm
We use this Cuisinart one. Supermarket milk only at the moment but the icecream is good and with the automatic freezing and churning no effort. The machine is very noisy though and it wasn't cheap! We have had it a few years and it will need to keep going a few more yet. With bought cream it will never pay for itself. Hope to have our own goats milk to try it on eventually.


Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: waddy on July 02, 2013, 07:33:43 pm
Picture didn't post. It is the Cuisinart Professional.


Helen
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: Lesley Silvester on July 02, 2013, 08:01:58 pm
I'm considering getting one at the moment but it will have to be a much cheaper one. Does anyone make ice cream with just goats' milk and no cream?
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: smithycraft on July 02, 2013, 09:21:40 pm
Yes I make ice cream with just goats milk and no cream or eggs.  I add some powdered milk.  It's more like a gelato but very nice.
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: jinglejoys on July 02, 2013, 09:51:04 pm
Most recipes I've looked at seem to want whipping cream (Which of coarse is the most expensive ::) ) I always thought real ice dream was made with eggs, and as goats cream is hell to get do you need dream at all as I was told the best ice cream years ago was made with goats milk?
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: landroverroy on July 02, 2013, 10:35:53 pm
I used to milk Anglo Nubians and the milk was extremely creamy, like Jersey. I used to skim it off for whipping or putting on our strawberries.
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: sokel on July 12, 2013, 03:14:10 pm
Well we bought an Andrew James one and slowly trying all of the recipes  ::)  The Vanilla is gorgeous and the ginger is to die for . Strawberry in now  :thumbsup:
might need another freezer for ice cream  :roflanim:
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: Lesley Silvester on July 12, 2013, 05:49:39 pm
I bought my cheapy one and it does make nice ice cream with just milk, a little castor sugar and flavouring. I'm kicking myself because, having just gone into the kitchen to make some ice cream, I realised that I've forgotten to freeze the bowl for the necessary 24 hours.  :rant:

Must try thr ginger ice cream.  :yum:
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: jinglejoys on July 12, 2013, 06:52:44 pm
My Favourite is Brown Bread although I've just found "Honey Crunch"...really must try that...although whether I'll get passed making the honeycrunch bit without eating it I don't know ;D
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: sokel on July 12, 2013, 08:03:08 pm
we used to have one you had to put the pan into the freezer and we always forgot too aswell  but with this you put the stuff in switch on and 50 mins later its ready to eat  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Ice Cream
Post by: Lesley Silvester on July 12, 2013, 09:23:29 pm
I obviously got the wrong one.  :roflanim: The leaflet did suggest keeping it in the freezer but I forgot.