Brown Sugar Ice Cream With Cayenne Spiced Walnuts Food

SPICED WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the walnuts, tossing to coat.
• Add the sugar, salt and cayenne, and cook, stirring constantly for 8 minutes or until nuts are well coated and sugar has caramelized.

BROWN SUGAR ICE CREAM WITH CAYENNE-SPICED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring milk and cream to simmer in medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk sugar, egg yolks, and salt in medium bowl until blended; gradually whisk in hot milk mixture. Return to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until custard coats spoon and temperature registers 170°F, about 4 minutes (do not boil). Transfer to wide shallow bowl and freeze to chill quickly, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss walnuts, oil, cayenne, and black pepper in medium bowl. Spread nuts on rimmed baking sheet. Toast nuts in oven until golden brown, stirring often, about 6 minutes.
• Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions, adding walnuts during last 5 minutes. Transfer to container; cover and freeze up to 3 days.

CAYENNE SUGAR NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix white sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl.
• Beat egg white and water together in a separate large bowl until frothy but not yet stiff; add pecans and stir to coat. Season nuts with the sugar mixture and spread onto the prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
• Roast in oven, turning occasionally, until the nuts are browned and no longer moist, about 30 minutes.
• Set baking sheet on a wire rack to cool nuts, breaking apart any nuts stuck together.

BROWN SUGAR ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine milk and cream in medium saucepan.
• Bring just to simmer.
• Remove from heat.
• Place sugar in large saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until sugar melts (some soft lumps will remain) and is deep brown, about 5-7 minutes.
• Stir the sugar continuously while it melts.
• Whisk in hot milk mixture.
• Stir over low heat until caramel bits melt, about 5 minutes (mixture may look curdled).
• Whisk yolks in large bowl to blend.
• Gradually whisk in brown sugar mixture.
• Return mixture to saucepan.
• Stir over low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 5-7 minutes (do not boil).
• Cool.
• Mix in vanilla.
• Puree custard in batches in blender until very smooth.
• Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions.
• Transfer to container; cover and freeze until firm.

BROWN SUGAR ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan, whisk egg yolks and sugar till thick.
• In another saucepan, bring cream and half and half just to a boil over medium heat. Gradually whisk the hot cream into the egg mixture in a thin stream.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, till custard is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 6 minutes). Do not boil!
• Strain into a bowl; add vanilla and let cool to room temperature
• Cover and refrigerate over-night.
• Pour into freezer and follow directions for your freezer.