Rich Rum Raisin Ice Cream Food

RUM AND RAISIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine raisins, rum and vanilla extract in small bowl; cover and stand overnight.
• Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly; pour into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions.

RUM-RAISIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine raisins and rum in small bowl. Cover; let stand at room temperature 2 hours. Drain raisins, reserving 6 tablespoons rum. Combine in same bowl.
• Whisk egg yolks and sugar in large bowl until blended. Bring milk and whipping cream to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk into yolk mixture. Return mixture to saucepan; stir over medium-low heat until custard thickens, about 15 minutes (do not boil). Strain custard into bowl. Cool. Add raisin mixture to custard. Refrigerate until cold.
• Transfer custard to ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze ice cream in covered container until firm, about 4 hours. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.)

RUM AND RAISIN ICE-CREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine raisins and rum, let stand 3 to 4 hours.
• In a small saucepan scald milk. Add vanilla extract to the milk.
• In the top of a double boiler, whisk eggs yolks and sugar until light thick and creamy.
• Pour the milk over the eggs and mix well.
• Stir slowly and continuallly for 10 mins or until custard thickens slightly.
• Drain the rum from the raisins into the custard. Let cool.
• To make the ice-cream use the custard in your your ice-cream maker following the manufacturer's directions. Fold raisins in just before the ice-cream firmly freezes.

RUM AND RAISIN ICE CREAM WITH A 'TWIST

Steps:

• Combine raisins, rum, lime juice and vanilla extract in small bowl; cover and stand overnight.
• Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly; pour into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions.

RUM RAISIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a bowl, cover the raisins with the rum; let sit for 1 hour.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar into the eggs until thickened and pale yellow; beat in the flour and set aside.
• Bring the half-and-half to a boil in a saucepan; slowly beat the hot half-and-half into the egg/sugar mixture.
• Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan and place over low heat.
• Stir constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon until the custard thickens slightly (be careful not to let the mixture boil or the eggs will scramble).
• Remove from the heat and pour the hot custard through a strainer into a large, clean bowl.
• Let the custard cool slightly, then stir in the raisins, rum, and cream; cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
• Stir the chilled custard, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.
• When finished, the ice cream will be soft but ready to eat; for firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze several hours.
• *Italian Raisin Ice Cream-substitute grappa for the rum and proceed with the recipe.
• *Rum Raisin Crunch Ice Cream-add ¾ Celsius crumbled biscotti to the machine when the ice cream is semi-frozen; allow the machine to mix in the biscotti; proceed as directed.

RUM RAISIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small nonreactive saucepan, combine the raisins with enough rum to cover.
• Bring to a simmer over low heat.
• (Watch carefully. If the alcohol gets too hot, it will ignite.) Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Strain the rum into a heatproof glass measuring cup and set aside.
• Reserve the raisins.
• In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream and half-and-half.
• Gradually whisk in the sugar to blend.
• Whisk in the vanilla.
• Refrigerate, covered, until very cold, at least 3 hours or as long as 3 days.
• Whisk the mixture to blend and pour into the canister of an ice cream maker.
• Freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.
• When the ice cream is at the soft-serve stage, add 1/3 cup of the rum and the raisins and process 1 minute longer.
• (Discard any remaining rum or reserve for another use.) Eat at once or transfer to a covered container and freeze up to 8 hours.

SPICED RUM RAISIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine raisins, ginger and rum in small bowl; cover and stand 1 hour.
• Strain rum.
• Dissolve sugar into rum raisin mixture.
• Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly; pour into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions.

RICH RUM & RAISIN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Put the raisins in a bowl, add the rum, and stir together. Let soak for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, pour the cream into a heavy pan. Split open the vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds into the cream, then add the whole vanilla bean. Bring almost to a boil, then remove from the heat and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Put the egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl and whisk together until pale and the mixture leaves a trail when the whisk is lifted. Remove the vanilla bean from the cream and then gradually add the cream to the egg mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
• Strain the mixture into the rinsed-out pan or a double boiler and cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of the wooden spoon. Do not let the mixture boil or it will curdle. Remove the custard from the heat and let cool for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally to prevent a skin from forming.
• If using an ice-cream machine, churn the cold custard in the machine following the manufacturer's instructions. Just before the ice cream freezes, add the soaked raisins.
• Alternatively, freeze the custard in a freezerproof container, uncovered, for 1-2 hours, or until it begins to set around the edges. Turn the custard into a bowl and stir with a fork or beat in a food processor until smooth. Fold in the soaked raisins. Return to the freezer and freezer for 2-3 hours more, or until firm or required. Cover the container with a lid for storing.