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+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title:
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/draft
+  - topic/hobbies/cooking/ice-cream
+  - type/recipe
+---
+# Homemade Ice Cream
+
+## Ingredients  
+
+* 1 cup whole milk, chilled
+* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
+* 2 cups heavy cream, chilled
+* 1/8 tsp. salt
+* _Mix-ins_ (see [[#Sub-Recipes]])
+
+## Instructions
+
+1. In a medium mixing bowl,
+    whisk the sugar into the milk until dissolved.
+
+2. Stir in heavy cream, salt, and mix-ins.
+    Cover and chill the mixture for 1 hour.
+
+3. Turn on the ice cream maker and pour in the mixture.
+    Let churn for 25 minutes.
+
+4. Transfer the ice cream to an airtight container
+    and freeze for at least 3 hours before serving.
+
+## Notes
+
+* Makes about 3 pints.
+
+## Sub-Recipes
+
+### Mint Chocolate Chip
+
+#### Mix-Ins
+
+* 2 tsp. peppermint extract
+* 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips<sup>*</sup>
+
+<sup>*</sup>added gradually in the last minutes of churning.
+
+#### Notes
+
+* The chocolate chips can be substituted
+    with a finely chopped chocolate bar,
+    providing a more interesting texture
+    and a more "homemade" feeling result.
+    Note that chopping the chocolate bar
+    will be laborious and quite messy.
+
+### Cookies and Cream
+
+1 tsp. vanilla extract
+15 chocolate sandwich cookies<sup>*</sup>, broken into chunks
+
+<sup>*</sup>BOD Oreo.
+
+### Strawberry
+
+#### Mix-ins
+
+* 1 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, pureed
+* 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, diced and mashed

ice-cream-making.md

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 # Ice Cream Making
 
+## Terminology
+
+### "Ice Cream"
+
+Depending on who you ask,
+the presence of certain ingredients
+might disqualify a desert from being "ice cream".
+I tend to believe (sometimes begrudgingly)
+that the _popular_ definition is "correct",
+in this case that ice cream is everything that a normal person might call ice cream,
+which includes frozen custard, frozen yogurt, and gelato.
+
+If I am referring specifically to egg-less ice cream,
+I will state as such.
+
+### "Dairy"
+
+In this note and my ice cream recipes,
+I use **dairy** to refer to the mixture of milk, creams,
+milk/cream mixtures (see [[#Half and Half]]),
+eggs, yogurt, what have you,
+that makes up the majority of the stuff that you put in the ice cream machine
+that, after churning, becomes ice cream.
+
 ## Churning
 
 ## Storage
 
+### Containers
+
 Churned ice cream needs to be stored in an airtight container,
 otherwise ice crystals will form and ruin the texture.
 
+### Added Alcohol
+
+The addition of alcohol before storage
+will lower the melting point of the ice cream,
+giving it a softer texture.
+This is especially helpful for certain recipes
+with large pieces of fruit or cookies,
+which can freeze hard and crunchy.
+
+The recommended ratio is one tablespoon of spirit
+(usually vodka, brandy, or rum)
+to one cup of dairy.
+Add immediately after churning.
+
 ## Recipes
 
 ### Churn Time

mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream.md

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-id:
-aliases: []
-title: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - topic/hobbies/cooking/ice-cream
-  - type/recipe
----
-# Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
-
-## Ingredients  
-
-* 1 cup whole milk, chilled
-* ¾ cup granulated sugar
-* 2 cups heavy cream, chilled
-* 2 tsp. peppermint extract
-* 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate bar, finely chopped
-
-## Instructions
-
-1. In a medium mixing bowl,
-    whisk the sugar into the milk until dissolved.
-
-2. Stir in heavy cream and peppermint.
-    Cover and chill the mixture for 1 hour.
-
-3. Turn on the ice cream maker and pour in the mixture.
-    Let churn for 25 minutes.
-
-4. In the last 5 minutes of churning,
-    slowly add in the chocolate.
-
-5. Transfer the ice cream to an airtight container
-    and freeze for at least 3 hours before serving.
-
-## Notes
-
-* Makes about 3 pints.
-
-%%
-
-## Chef's Notes
-
-* Chopping the chocolate is laborious and _very_ messy.
-    I suspect the texture is nicer and the result more "homemade" feeling,
-    but if you're not trying to impress, go with chocolate chips.
-
-%%

strawberry-ice-cream.md

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-id:
-aliases: []
-title: Strawberry Ice Cream
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - topic/hobbies/cooking/ice-cream
-  - type/recipe
----
-# Strawberry Ice Cream
-
-## Ingredients
-
-* 1 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, pureed
-* 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, diced and mashed
-* 1 cup whole milk
-* 2 cups heavy cream
-* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
-* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
-* 1/8 tsp. salt
-
-## Instructions
-
-1. Add all ingredients to the ice cream machine.
-
-2. Churn the mixture until it no longer appears to be churning (about 25 minutes).
-
-3. Transfer the ice cream to an airtight container
-    and freeze for at least 3 hours before serving.