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got a gelato maker this week and it is fun and fast. I have used ice cream makers in the past, from hand cranked salt on ice classics to a $40 frozen spinning insert machine to Taylors that hold 5 gallons of mix. But always loved gelato a little more than ice cream.
This thing will make a batch in 20 minutes and you can go from scratch without tempering eggs, or anything time consuming. Really fine texture with very little air. You can also make gelato with liquors, which, at 5pm on Friday is sounding pretty good. The first batch was going to be stracciatella (chocolate chip but using shaved dark chocolate) but the phone rang and the batch was nearly solid by the time I got off. I had no idea how fast this thing would freeze batches. So the first batch was a slightly too sweet version of vanilla -- it is extra sweet to sit against the bitter dark chocolate. So we are calling that batch "birthday cake" bc that is what it tasted like.
Next batch was blueberry sorbet made with blueberry preserves. It was okay but a little thin flavor wise. Then we made a batch of "London Fog" which is Earl Grey Black Tea, milk, and vanilla. That turned out well. Cranked down the sugar and really let the whole milk provide a more subtle sweetness. I will do other teas.
But now we are set up for the Kahlua chocolate chip. If it works well we will try a version of Bailey's and maybe add mint chips. I love cookies and cream so that is on the list too. There are wilder recipes like meyer lemon with toasted poppy seed, lime coconut, Prosecco sorbet, Tiramisu gelato, cheesecake gelato with graham cracker crumbles and german chocolate cake...
Any suggestions? requests?
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