Skor And Toasted Almond Coffee Ice Cream For Electric Machine Food

SKOR BAR ICE CREAM -- BEN & JERRY STYLE

Steps:

• Freeze the Skor bars.
• Beat the eggs until fluffy.
• Slowly beat in the sugar.
• Add the cream, the half-and-half and the vanilla and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into your ice-cream maker and freeze.
• While the ice cream is freezing take the frozen Skor bars and put them in a plastic bag and break them into small pieces with a knife handle or a meat tenderizing mallet.
• When the ice cream is done, remove it from the container and mix in the Skor bar pieces.
• Pour into a Tupperware and freeze.
• Note: Most of the Skor bars should be crushed into crumbs, but stop abusing the candy when there are still some 1 inch and 1/2 inch chunks left.
• Another note: Ben& Jerry's ice cream is known for it's denseness and lack of air.
• The less air in the ice cream, the thicker the consistency.
• You may find that this recipe fills up your ice cream maker more than you are used to.
• One last note, I promise: You can try experimenting with this recipe, substituting Heath bars, Reese's Peanture Butter Cups, Oreos, Kit Kats, M&m's and any other fun stuff for the Skor bars.

ALMOND ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, cook ½ cup sliced almonds with the sugar and the salt over medium heat until deeply golden and caramelized, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Reserve.
• In the same pot, toast 1 cup sliced almonds until deeply golden, about 5 minutes. Add cream, milk, sugar and salt to the pot and simmer until sugar completely dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat. In a separate bowl, whisk yolks. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk about a third of the hot cream into the yolks, then whisk the yolk mixture back into the pot with the cream.
• Return pot to medium-low heat and gently cook until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer). Remove from heat and let steep 1 hour.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing down hard on the solids. Add almond extract to base and cool mixture to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Churn in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Break reserved caramelized nuts into pieces and add to base during the last 2 minutes of churning. Serve directly from the machine for soft serve, or store in freezer until needed.

ALMOND ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the almond paste and sugar in a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer until the mixture is completely smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the almond extract and salt.
• Bring the half and half to a simmer in a heavy medium saucepan. Slowly beat the hot half and half into the almond paste mixture. Pour the entire mixture back into the pan 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 almond custard through a stainer into a large, clean bowl. Allow the custard to cool slightly, then stir in the heavy cream. Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
• Stir the chilled custard, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in your ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. When finished, the ice cream will be soft but ready to eat. For firmer ice cream, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze at least 2 hours.