Ben's Chocolate

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped to facilitate melting
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling water.
• 2 gradually whisk in the milk and heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.
• 3 remove from the heat and let cool.
• 4 whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light a fluffly, 1-2 minutes.
• 5 whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more.
• 6 add the cream, vanilla, and salt and whisk to blend.
• 7 pour the chocolate mixture into the cream mixture and blend.
• 8 cover and refrigerate until cold, about 1 to 3 hours, depending upon your refrigerator.
• 9 transfer the mixture to you ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.
• 10 note: i don't believe that it's necessary to follow the directions for making the base particularly carefully.
• 11 i heated the cream to almost-boiling and then poured over the chopped chocolate- much easier than the double boiler.