Vanilla Ice Cream

If you're going to make Ice Cream then start with the basics good Vanilla Ice Cream can hold its own again just about any other flavour in my books.  This recipe came from http://www.ice-cream-recipes.com with a few adjustments.


Ingredients:
4 egg yolks
500ml Cream
100g caster sugar
1 vanilla pod

1. Pour the cream into a saucepan and simmer. Place the vanilla pod into it and leave to infuse for about 30 minutes.
2. In a bowl, beat and mix together the egg yolks and sugar until thick. 
3. Carefully remove the vanilla pod from the pan of milk and scrape out the seeds into the milk. Pour the milk into the mixture of egg yolks and sugar whilst stirring. 
4. Pour the mixture back into the pan and heat gently, stirring until the custard thickens - DO NOT BRING TO THE BOIL OR IT WILL PROBABLY CURDLE.  
5. When you can see a film form over the back of your spoon it's time to remove the saucepan from the heat. Leave to cool. 
6. Transfer the whole mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.