French Vanilla Ice Cream

Total Time: 6 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 5 egg yolks
• 5 egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cointreau liqueur
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 600 ml cream

Recipe

• 1 using an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks until creamy.
• 2 slowly add half the sugar while continuing to beat until the mixture is thick and pale.
• 3 mix in the cointreau and vanilla.
• 4 in another bowl beat the cream until soft peaks form then combine with the yolk mixture.
• 5 in a clean dry bowl beat the egg whites until soft peaks form and then slowly beat in the remaining sugar and continue beating until thick and glossy.
• 6 fold 2-3 tablespoons of the cream mixture into the whites to lighten the mix, then gently fold in the rest of the cream mixture.
• 7 spoon into container and cover well.
• 8 freeze until firm, approx 6-8 hours or overnight.
• 9 note: to vary mix you can fold in some chopped dark chocolate or chopped nuts before freezing.