Pralines and Cream Ice Cream

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Course : Ice Cream
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

---PRALINES---
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar -- firmly packed
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups pecans -- coarsely chopped
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
---ICE CREAM---
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs -- beaten
5 cups whole milk
1 quart whipping cream
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
1 recipe plus pralines -- above
 

Preparation:

PRALINES: Combine first five ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring gently, until sugar is dissolved. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes to clear sugar crystals from sides of the pan. Uncover and cook to soft ball (234~), stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Add butter and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture begins to thicken. Working quickly, drop by tablespoons onto buttered wax paper. Makes 1 1/2 - 2 dozen pralines. BUT DON'T EAT THEM! Crumble coarsely and measure out 3 1/2 cup of the crumblies for this ice cream. ICE CREAM: Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a Dutch oven. Add eggs, and stir until smooth. Stir in milk and cook over medium heat until thermometer reaches 165~, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, Chill for 3 hours. Combine whipping cream and vanilla in a large bowl and whisk in chilled custard. Pour into freezer container of a 1 gallon ice cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Remove dasher and fold in 3 1/2 cups crumbled pralines. Let ripen for 1 hour before serv

 

Nutritional Information:

1520 Calories (kcal); 96g Total Fat; (55% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 156g Carbohydrate; 350mg Cholesterol; 507mg Sodium