EASY VANILLA ICE CREAM

Ingredients:
Milk - 750 ml
Vanilla essence - 1-2 tsp or 
Vanilla pod - 1
Egg yolks - 6
Castor sugar - 275 gms
Pinch of salt

Method:

• Place the milk and vanilla pod in a saucepan and bring to just below boiling point. Remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 20 minutes.
• Beat the egg yolks, sugar and salt together until the mixture is very pale and thick and will make a ribbon trail when the beater is lifted.
• Gradually beat in the strained milk, then pour the mixture into the saucepan.
• Cook very gently, stirring, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
• Remove from the heat and leave to cool, stirring occasionally.
• If using vanilla essence, add it now.
• Pour into freezer trays and freeze, beating the mixture once or twice during freezing.