Chicken Milk Ice Cream
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Author Notes: Okay, the fancy-dancy French name would be "lait de poule" but chicken milk is way funnier. Adapted from the recipe for Chicken Milk in Laura Calder's French Food at Home, the eggnog custard is just asking to be churned into ice cream. I use bourbon, because that's how I roll. But feel free to use rum for a more traditional chicken milk experience. - mrslarkin
Makes enough chicken milk ice cream for a few people
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
- freshly grated nutmeg to taste
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus more to taste
- 3 tablespoons bourbon, or rum
- Heat the cream, milk and vanilla paste in a saucepan over medium/low heat. When the mixture starts steaming, turn off the heat and let sit while you are working on the next step.
- Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until lighter in color. Temper the eggs by stirring in a few ladle-fuls of the hot cream little by little, then pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the cream. Turn the heat to medium/low again and stir until the mixture thickens slightly. Remove from the heat.
- Taste for sweetness and add a little more nutmeg if you like. Stir in the bourbon. Let cool slightly. Place in the fridge until mixture is chilled.
- Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to a freezer-safe container and freezer until hardened.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Vanilla
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Ice Cream
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7 months ago Jaynerly
Oh I love that title!
7 months ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
Thank you Jayne! :)
7 months ago Jaynerly
Oh I love that title!
9 months ago gingerroot
Hehe, I like how you roll, mrslarkin!
9 months ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
;) we have a lot in common, gingerroot.
9 months ago lorigoldsby
LOL is so appropro here! Funny AND tasty
9 months ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
Hee. Thanks LG. I was going for funny and tasty! Do you think Martha might serve this with globs of whipped cream? I sure would.
9 months ago hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
Very clever as always, mrsL! Love the bourbon, too!
9 months ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
haha thanks hla!