Greengage Ice Cream

Greengage Ice Cream, Refreshing!

Greengage Ice Cream is a very refreshing and attractive ice cream. Most of the green fruits have a refreshing sour taste. This sour taste goes very well with ice cream.

Ingredients

  • 450g (1lb) greengages
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 75g (3 oz) soft light brown sugar
  • 1 whole egg, separated, and 1 extra yolk
  • 150 ml (¼ pint) double cream

Details

Serves: 7

Preparation time: 20 minutes, plus chilling and freezing
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Method

Step 1

Put the greengages in a pan with the lemon juice, cover and simmer gently until they are very soft. Sieve the greengages into a heatproof bowl.

Step 2

Stir the sugar into the greengage pulp, then stir in the egg yolks. Place the bowl over a pan of gently simmering water and stir until the mixture thickens.

Remove from the heat and leave on one side to cool then chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Step 3

Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks and fold it into the greengage mixture. Transfer the mixture to a freezer container and freeze for about 1 hour until firm round the edges.

Step 4

Beat the egg white until it is stiff. Beat the greengage mixture with a fork to combine the frozen and partially frozen areas.

Fold in the egg white, return to the freezer and freeze until firm. Serve in individual glasses accompanied by fan biscuits.

Chef’s Tips

Can be frozen for 6 months.
Prepare the greengage mixture 24 hours ahead and refrigerate until needed.

I recommend ‘Dill Pickle Ice Cream’ to you.

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