Monday, August 17, 2009

Lemon tart ice cream

Lemon tart ice cream / Sorvete de torta de limão siciliano

The weather has been crazy here lately – 29ºC (84ºF) days in the middle of winter. I like the cold and the hearty food that comes with it, but have enjoyed the sunny days as well – after all, they are the perfect excuse for making ice cream. :D

I chose this flavor because of my sister’s love for all things lemon – I wonder where she got that from... :D

This is the recipe I used but the idea of adding cookie bits came from my dear friend Luna’s ice cream. :D

Lemon tart ice cream / Sorvete de torta de limão siciliano

Lemon tart ice cream

Lemon curd:
50g unsalted butter, room temperature, chopped
2 eggs, lightly whisked
¼ cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice
Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
1 cup + ½ tablespoon (106g) caster sugar

Custard:
1 cup + ½ tablespoon (106g) caster sugar
1 ¼ cups (300ml) heavy cream
1 cup (240ml) whole milk
4 egg yolks
100g digestive cookies, broken into pieces

Start by making the curd: combine the butter, eggs, lemon juice, zest and sugar in a medium saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, over low heat for 5 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Strain lemon curd through a fine sieve into a medium heatproof bowl*. Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface of the curd to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until cool.

Combine cream and milk in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a medium heatproof bowl until thick and pale. Gradually stir the warm cream mixture into the egg mixture. Return to saucepan and place over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 10 minutes or until the custard coats the back of the spoon. Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
Gradually stir the custard into the lemon curd and stir to combine. Refrigerate, covered, for 2-3 hours, then pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Scoop the ice cream into a container and stir in the cookie pieces. Put in freezer until firm, at least 4 hours.

* next time I make this ice cream, I’ll be adding the zest after straining the curd, so it won’t get stuck inside the sieve

Serves 6-8

21 comments:

  1. I love this! For me this is absolutely yummy!!! I love all with lemon and specially lemon Ice cream, Gloria

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  2. Oooh I love all lemony things and I find ice creams best with something crunchy mixed in - so this is like heaven for me :)

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  3. amazing! i've make one time your creme brulee ice creme... delicious!

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  4. Oh that sounds so fresh and tart! Yum!! great photos!

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  5. i heart lemon tart!! anything lemon is phenomenal so this is such a hit with me. gosh, i'd love to taste some of it please. x

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  6. lovely, tangy and innovative! this looks so perfect and refreshing!

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  7. God! I've been looking for a recipe like this one for months!!
    must be delicious!! all your ice creams must be!
    I have some homemade ice cream left in the freezer, when I have finished eating it, I will HAVE TO try one of your ice cream recipes!!

    (this one seems perfect, very refreshing :) )

    Serena :)

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  8. Oh man! That ice cream looks delicious. For me, I think ice cream is the ultimate dessert.

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  9. Wonderful recipe, Pat! I will get my ice-cream into use very soon after this!

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  10. Love it, lemon and summer just go together!

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  11. Mmm love that you added cookie pieces! If I saw this ice cream in the grocery store I'd have to buy it!

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  12. great idea! I made lemon ice cream the other week, so now I have to try lemon tart ice cream!

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  13. Gloria, thank you! I'm crazy for all things lemon, too.

    Lucy, I love the add ins, too - can't wait to try a recipe by David Lebovitz of lemon ice cream with speculoos bits... YUM! :D
    Tks!

    Viridianka, thank you for stopping by - and for letting me know about the other ice cream!

    Ramya Kiran, thank you for visiting!

    Jen, very fresh! Thank you, darling!

    Diva, I love lemon tart, too! :D
    And I'd be more than glad to share some of this ice cream with you!

    Meeta, thank you, dearie!
    xoxo

    Sere, I hope you like it! Let me know how it turns out.
    Thank you!

    Emily, I agree with you - and comfort food, too. :)

    Anh, I hope you do, darling!
    xx

    Katie, you are right!

    Ashley, thank you!

    Gine, xoxo

    Parita, tks!

    A Fork Full..., I hope you like it!

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  14. I am drooling over this ice cream! I love all things lemon and the lemon curd puts this over the top for me. Wow, wow, wow!

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  15. Looks absolutely delicious!!

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  16. This looks very lovely! I've been cooking tons of lemon sorbet lately, but maybe it's time to make a lemon ice cream... before it gets too cold! Thank you for the recipe!

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  17. Hi Pat,
    i'm here, sitting in front of my pc, of course, and i'm just about to start biting the screen :D while taking a look at your ice creams :D
    Anyway, i just wanted to tell you that this recipe is missing from the Ice Creams and Frozen Desserts recipes list :)

    Ad by the way, i hadn't seen it until some days ago... the photo of yourself that you posted on "about"!! god Pat, you're so cute and beautiful!! :) i really wanted to tell you this too :)

    xoxo

    Sere

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  18. Sere, you are just too sweet! Thank you for the comment, darling - very flattering! :)
    Did you see all my freckles? I have lots of them - and beauty marks, too. They used to be a problem to me growing up, but I've learned to like them. :)
    Thank you for making my day a brighter one - and I've fixed the index, too!
    xoxo

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