Recipe for cooking cinnamon ginger ice cream

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Cinnamon-Ginger Ice Cream

Posted by kdipaolo at recipegoldmine.com May 15, 2001

1 pt. half-and-half or light cream
3 egg yolks
2/3 c. sugar
Dash salt
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 c. diced candied ginger

Scald half-and-half.

Mix together egg yolks, sugar, salt and cinnamon in the top of a double boiler; set over simmering water. Slowly pour in scalded half-and-half, whisking constantly. Whisk over low heat until mixture is slightly thickened and smooth, about 10 mins.. Remove from heat and let cool completely.

Process ice cream in ice cream machine, adding ginger when mixture is slushy.

Yield: About 2 1/2 c.