Lavender And Honey Ice Cream

Makes 600ml

INGREDIENTS:

350ml milk

250ml cream

200g honey 

1 tbsp vanilla extract 

7 tbsp fresh lavender flowers

6 egg yolks

150g golden caster sugar 

METHOD:

Pour the milk, cream, honey, vanilla and 5 tbsp lavender leaves into a large saucepan. Place over a medium heat, and slowly bring to the boil, stirring as you do. Then reduce the heat to low.

Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl. Slowly pour the milky mixture it to the eggs and sugar, whisking consistently. Once you have mixed all the milk mix into the eggs, pour everything back into the saucepan. Heat on a low-medium heat, stirring consistently, until you have a custard that is silky and coats the back of a spoon. 

Pass the mixture through a sieve to get rid of any lumps, add the last two tbsp lavender flowers and churn in your ice cream machine. Make sure to cool the ice cream mix before churning.

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