Homemade Ice Cream - Custard Based

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 quarts whole milk or 1 1/2 quarts skim milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar and flour.
• 2 stir in eggs.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 heat milk but do not boil.
• 5 pour hot milk into egg mixture; stir to mix and return to medium heat.
• 6 stir constantly with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens.
• 7 (once it comes to boil, it won't thicken any more).
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 stir in vanilla.
• 10 this completes the custard.
• 11 leave plain for vanilla ice cream or stir in 3 cups mashed fruit of your choice (peaches, strawberries, etc).
• 12 pour custard into ice cream maker canister and follow manufacturer's instructions for making the ice cream.