Herb Of The Week - Bitter Orange - Ice Cream Recipe

[Guest guest]

Yummy wow!

 

I'm getting ready to make ice cream again tonight (I have to wait till

my 5 yr old kitchen helper gets home from school though and I was

deciding between Green Tea Ice Cream and Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Ice

Cream (cause we got fresh organic raspberries last night), but now I see

this one too - and I have a few bitter oranges in the fridge that I got

at the farmer's market .. I was planning on using the bitter oranges to

marinate calamari, but this looks like a good thing to use them for too

*lol* Oh decisions decisions!!!!!

 

I really have to get a pizzelle maker so I can make ice cream cones too

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

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Bitter Orange Ice Cream

From chef and author Nigella Lawson who hosts the Style Network show,

Nigella Bites.

 

Ingredients

 

* 3 Seville oranges or 1 eating orange and 2 limes

 

* 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

 

* 2 1/2 cups heavy cream

 

* wafers to serve (optional)

 

 

Directions

 

1. If using Seville oranges, grate the zest of 2 of them. Squeeze the

juice of all 3 and pour into a bowl with the zest and sugar. If you're

going for the sweet orange and lime option, grate the zest of the orange

and one of the limes, juice them and add to the sugar as before. Stir to

dissolve the sugar and add the heavy cream.

 

2. Whip everything until it holds soft peaks, and then turn into a

shallow airtight container (of approximately 2 quarts) with a lid. Cover

and freeze until firm (from 3 to 5 hours). Remove to ripen for 15 to 20

minutes (or 30 to 40 minutes in the refrigerator) before eating. Serve

in a bowl, in cones, with wafers - however you like.

 

Serves 6.

 

Excerpted from

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786868694/wchstv8theabcaff/>

Nigella Bites: From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners -- Easy, Delectable

Recipes for Any Occasion, Hyperion, Copyright 2002.