Pine nut ice cream

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The mellow nuttiness of Simon Haigh's pine nut ice cream recipe makes it a wonderful summer treat, offering something a little different to pistachio or hazelnut. Serve it with a tangy lemon meringue pie.

First published in 2015
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Ingredients

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Equipment

  • Ice cream maker
  • Thermometer

Method

1
Add the cream and milk to a pan, bring to the boil then take off the heat. Whisk together the sugar and yolks until smooth and pale, then gradually whisk the hot cream mix into the yolks
  • 170ml of cream
  • 485ml of full-fat milk
  • 150g of caster sugar
  • 70g of egg yolk
2
Whisk the pine nut paste into the custard then pour back into the pan and set over a low-medium heat
3
Cook the custard to 80°C, stirring continuously without letting it doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan. Pass through a fine sieve and chill
4
Pour into an ice cream maker and churn, then freeze until required
First published in 2015
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Simon Haigh cut his teeth at the famed Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, working with Raymond Blanc, whom he cites as a key inspiration to this day.

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