Buttery Cane Syrup Ice Cream With Pecans Taste Of The South Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small skillet, toast pecans in butter for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool., In a heavy saucepan, heat half-and-half to 175°; stir in the brown sugar until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of hot cream mixture into the eggs; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon., Remove from the heat. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in whipping cream and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto the surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Stir in toasted pecans., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freezer for 2-4 hours before serving.

BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. On a baking sheet, combine butter, pecans, salt and 1 tablespoon sugar and spread into a single layer. Roast 15 minutes. Stir and roast 15 minutes longer. Cool. , For ice cream, in a large saucepan, heat milk to 175°. Combine sugars and cornstarch; gradually stir into milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat immediately. , Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Stir in cream, syrup and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight., Stir nuts into custard. Fill ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. (Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze 2-4 hours or until firm. Repeat with any remaining ice cream mixture.

BUTTERY CANE SYRUP ICE CREAM WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place pecans on a baking sheet. Bake until toasted, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven. Stir in butter and ¼ teaspoon salt. Let cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together cane syrup and eggs.
• In a large heavy saucepan, whisk together cream, milk, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Whisk 1 cup hot cream mixture into egg mixture. Whisk egg mixture into remaining cream mixture in pan. Cook over medium heat until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon, about 8 minutes. Pour into a bowl; place bowl in a larger bowl of ice. Let stand until cool, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bowl from ice, and refrigerate egg mixture until very cold, about 5 hours.
• Process in an ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's instructions. Stir in half of pecans. Spoon into a chilled, freezer-proof bowl. Freeze until firm. Serve with pecans and cane syrup.

MAPLE BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides. Toast pecans in butter, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and golden, about 5 minutes, sprink with salt to taste. Cool pecans and chill in a sealable bag or bowl. Pecans can be made up to 3 days in advance.
• In heavy sauce pan bring cream, half and half (or milk), maple syrup and salt just to a boil over medium high heat, stirring occasionally.
• In a bowl beat yolks until smooth. Add hot cream in a very slow stream, whisking (pour slowly over yolks so as not to scramble the eggs, this is important), and pour back into pan.
• Cook custard over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until thermometer reaches 170 degrees F. Pour custard through a sieve into a clean bowl and cool. Stir in extract, cover bowl.
• Chill custard at least 3 hours, or until cold, and up to 1 day.
• Freeze custard according to your ice cream maker directions, adding pecans during the last few minutes of the cycle. Transfer chilled ice cream to an airtight container (I put in a sealable bowl, and cut parchment paper to fit directly on top of the ice cream), freeze until harden about 2 hours.
• As you eat ice cream up, cover exposed areas with parchment to prevent freezer burn. Ice cream will keep for about 1 week.

CANE SYRUP PECAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk together cane syrup, sugar, cornstarch, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl, then add eggs, whisking until combined. Bring milk and cream just to a boil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, then add egg mixture in a stream, whisking constantly. Transfer custard to saucepan.
• Cook custard over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thick enough to coat back of spoon and registers 170°F on thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes (custard may look slightly curdled; do not let boil).
• Immediately pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then stir in vanilla and cool, stirring occasionally. Chill custard, its surface covered with wax paper, until cold, at least 3 hours.
• Freeze half of custard in ice cream maker until almost firm, then stir together ice cream and half of pecans in a large bowl. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden. Repeat with remaining custard and pecans.