Pistachio Ice Cream

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                           Pistachio Ice Cream

Recipe By     :The Complete Book of Homemade Ice Cream
Serving Size  : 1     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Ice Cream

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  6             ounces   pistachio nuts
     1/8      teaspoon  rose water
  2 3/4           cups  light cream
  1           teaspoon   vanilla
     1/2      teaspoon  almond extract
     1/4      teaspoon  green food coloring
  1                 cup   sugar
     1/8      teaspoon  salt
  2 1/2           cups  heavy cream

Shell and blanch pistachio nuts. (To blanch nuts, place nuts in a strainer and
pour boiling water over them, followed by a rinse of cold water; then remove nut
skins.) Using a mortar and pestle, grind nuts, adding rise water to the nuts.
Add 1 1/4 cups of light cream, vanilla and almond extracts and the food coloring
to the nuts. In a saucepan, combine remaining light cream, the sugar and salt.
Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cool. Combine nut mixture,
cooled sugar-cream mixture and lightly whipped heavy cream. Churn-freeze.
Makes 1/2 gal.

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