Homemade Ice Cream Instructions

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Ice cream is just about every American's favorite dessert, and it shows in dentist chairs all across the country. Now the good news for all of you sugar-addicts out there who love this tasty treat is that you can still enjoy it, but at a much lower expense! That's right, you alone can create ice cream, straight out of your own kitchen!

Ice cream contains a variety of nutrients and with a vast array of recipes, everyone can enjoy some form of this frozen fiesta! Whether you are looking for a lower sugar, low calorie, or what have you, that are many different recipes for your individual needs.

Lots of different milk products can be used in making ice cream at home, including whole milk, condensed milk and instant skim-milk powder. Skim-milk powder is used give the ice cream more body and increase the contents. It's also an important source of protein which will improve the ice cream nutritionally for those of you who are more health-conscious. Using quality, fresh powder will avoid a stale flavor to the ice cream.

Another common ingredient in homemade ice cream is sugar, used as a sweetener, it gives the ice cream body and texture. The next ingredient is gelatin, which helps in absorbing some of the free water in the ice cream mix. It also helps prevent the formation of large crystals in the ice cream.

The next step is preparation. The mix has to be cooked, or pasteurized. For cooking the mix, it is best to use a double boiler to prevent scorching.

You will place the liquid ingredients (milk, cream or coffee whitener) in the upper section of the double boiler. Beat in the eggs and the skim-milk powder. Mix the gelatin with the sugar and add to the liquid with constant mixing. While stirring, heat to about 70 degrees Celsius. Place the container in cold water and cool as rapidly as possible to below 18 degrees Celsius.

Finally, when freezing the mix, make sure all parts of the freezer coming in contact with the ice cream are clean and have been scalded. Let the can cool before pouring in the mix. Freeze the mix for 20 to 30 minutes. In the event that your electric motor stalls, immediately unplug it. Remove the motor or crank and take the dasher out of the ice cream. The ice cream will be softly frozen. Scrape the ice cream out and either scoop into suitable containers or pack in the freezer can. Immediately place the ice cream in the deep freeze to harden.

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