For the past couple of months I have been wanting to use my
ice cream maker to make homemade
ice cream. I had planned to do it over Spring Break. This past weekend I was starting to get excited and wanted to make it on Monday. So Monday I got out my
ice cream cookbook and went to the store to get the ingredients. I enthusiastically started making it Monday evening. I put all the ingredients in the blender and made the mix. I put all the parts together for the
ice cream maker. I poured the ingredients in. I turned the machine on. It went for a while and then I starte thinking, I wonder how the machine makes it get cold. Ryan starts to ask me if I need to add ice. Nope, I told him- not in the recipe. And then I started to look at the manual.
Hmm, apparently I have to freeze the mixing bowl for 6-12 hours before adding ingredients. Oops. Sadly, I poured the mix back into a pitcher and stuck it in the fridge. I cleaned out the mixer bowl and placed it in the freezer. Tuesday morning I woke up and planned to try it again. The bowl is frozen. I pour the ingredients in. I turn it on. I know that sometimes homemade
ice cream doesn't get that thick so I planned to let it churn for extra time. And by extra I mean about hours compared to the recommended 20 minutes. I cleaned the house and went about my day. Then I realized much later that it was
liquid-ish. Okay... well I used my good friend Google to find out that if you churn for too long the
ice cream maker gets warm and the
ice cream melts again. 2
nd oops. I put the ingredients back into the pitcher. Rewashed the mixer and refroze it. Today I was determined to try it again. And it worked! I am currently eating delicious orange
dreamsicle sherbet. It turned out great! Soon I will try to make chocolate
ice cream for Ryan.
My pink
ice cream maker with my pink coffee pot and pink toaster. My sweet husband let me decorate the kitchen in pink to encourage my love for cooking. As long as I'm making him food, it doesn't matter to him what color my appliances are!
After my
ice cream adventures yesterday I also made a peach raspberry tart. It was much easier and very tasty. I love cooking!
For the past couple of months I have been wanting to use my ice cream maker to make homemade ice cream. I had planned to do it over Spring Break. This past weekend I was starting to get excited and wanted to make it on Monday. So Monday I got out my ice cream cookbook and went to the store to get the ingredients. I enthusiastically started making it Monday evening. I put all the ingredients in the blender and made the mix. I put all the parts together for the ice cream maker. I poured the ingredients in. I turned the machine on. It went for a while and then I starte thinking, I wonder how the machine makes it get cold. Ryan starts to ask me if I need to add ice. Nope, I told him- not in the recipe. And then I started to look at the manual. Hmm, apparently I have to freeze the mixing bowl for 6-12 hours before adding ingredients. Oops. Sadly, I poured the mix back into a pitcher and stuck it in the fridge. I cleaned out the mixer bowl and placed it in the freezer. Tuesday morning I woke up and planned to try it again. The bowl is frozen. I pour the ingredients in. I turn it on. I know that sometimes homemade ice cream doesn't get that thick so I planned to let it churn for extra time. And by extra I mean about hours compared to the recommended 20 minutes. I cleaned the house and went about my day. Then I realized much later that it was liquid-ish. Okay... well I used my good friend Google to find out that if you churn for too long the ice cream maker gets warm and the ice cream melts again. 2nd oops. I put the ingredients back into the pitcher. Rewashed the mixer and refroze it. Today I was determined to try it again. And it worked! I am currently eating delicious orange dreamsicle sherbet. It turned out great! Soon I will try to make chocolate ice cream for Ryan.
My pink ice cream maker with my pink coffee pot and pink toaster. My sweet husband let me decorate the kitchen in pink to encourage my love for cooking. As long as I'm making him food, it doesn't matter to him what color my appliances are!
After my ice cream adventures yesterday I also made a peach raspberry tart. It was much easier and very tasty. I love cooking!
I am so proud of how you persevered with the ice cream! And your first recipe sounds delicious. Gorgeous tart too. Cooking for your husband is wonderful. :)
ReplyDeleteWow - I'm lovin' all the pink! Your tart looks delish too.
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