Homemade Rose Flavoured Ice Cream Cake Food

ROSE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Add the saffron to the warm milk and set aside for 15 minutes.
• Combine the softened ice cream, saffron with milk, rose syrup, cardamom, and pistachios in a large bowl. Stir until the ice cream is smooth and pink in color. Scoop the ice cream back into the container and freeze 2 hours, or until ready to eat.

ROSE WATER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat the milk slowly in a pan to boiling point.
• Meanwhile in a bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar together until smooth and foamy; pour the heated milk over the egg mixture, beating all the time.
• Return the mixture to the pan and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it thickens slightly to form a coating over the back of the spoon (do not let it boil).
• Pour into a bowl, cool then refrigerate until chilled, stir in the cream and rosewater then either churn in an ice-cream maker or pour into a shallow plastic box and place in the freezer until completely frozen (after 2 hours of freezing, you may wish to remove the ice cream from the freezer and whisk it to remove any ice crystals that form at the edges - repeat this twice more during the freezing process).
• 30 minutes before serving, place the ice cream in the fridge to soften.

ROSE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar in a bowl until the mixture looks paler and resembles a mousse.
• Put the cream in a saucepan and heat gently. Do not allow to boil - it will be the right temperature when you are just about able to bear to dip a finger in it!
• Pour the cream into the bowl containing the egg yolks and sugar, whisking all the time.
• Transfer the combined mixture into a bowl set over a pan of simmering water or, ideally a double-boiler, as you need to reheat it very gently.
• The mixture will gradually thicken until it looks like a custard (which is what it is). Stir regularly to make sure it does not stick while it is thickening.
• Remove the thick custard from the heat and transfer into a bowl.
• Add the rosewater to the custard. If you wish, stir in a few drops of red food colouring so that your ice cream will be pink. If you don't do this, your ice-cream will be cream-coloured but will still taste the same!
• Allow to cool to room temperature and then transfer to the fridge to become thoroughly chilled.
• When you are ready to make the ice-cream, transfer to your ice-cream maker and use according to your machine's instructions. If you do not have an ice-cream maker, you can place the mixture in a freezer-proof container, put in the freezer for several hours until half-frozen. Whisk the mixture and then return to the container and replace in the freezer until totally frozen.