Strawberry Ice Cream
I couldn’t look at my mother’s ice cream machine after she died, I actually hid it from view in the pantry. It bought back a lot of memories and some of them were just too painful. The emotions I attach to objects always take me by surpirse. But with time I bought it out again, cleaned it and for much of the Summer in 2023 it was humming away making ice cream. I think that is just how Mum would have wanted it. Mum’s two much loved ice cream recipes were Vanilla Ice Cream and Stracciatella Ice Cream, were she would finely grate dark chocolate into the vanilla ice cream base. I wanted to start exploring some new recipes and this Strawberry Ice Cream is becoming a new favourite.
equipment
ice cream machine
hand blender
ingredients
550g ripe strawberries, tops removed
200g caster sugar
300 ml double cream
1 lemon, juice only
method
Turn the ice cream machine on and follow the instructions to cool the ice cream bowl. Ready to make ice cream.
Wash and prep the strawberries, removing the green stalks. Place in a large bowl and puree with a hand blender until smooth. Combine the strawberry puree with caster sugar, double cream and lemon juice.
Pour into the ice cream machine and switch it on, to churn the ice cream. In about 20 minutes (depending on your macine) you should have a soft churn ice cream. Decant into ice cream tubs and freeze for a minimum of 6 hours.
