Brian in the Kitchen Recipes
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July 14 2009
Wild Blueberry Ice Cream
1 pint small wild blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Sweet Cream Base:
2 large egg
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1 cup milk
Toss the blueberries, sugar and lemon juice together in a bowl.
Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
Prepare the Sweet Cream Base.
Whisk the eggs in a bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time.
Continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more.
Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
Drain the juice from the bilberries/blueberries into the cream base and blend.
Puree the berries in a blender and stir into the cream base.
Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Adjust the recipe if necessary to suit your ice cream maker.