Designer Samantha takes us back to school with her son's homemade ice cream project! Recipe included!
As a school project, my son had to learn something new and then give a short presentation about what he learned. Since he had received an ice cream maker for Christmas, and we had yet to try it out, we decided to make ice cream. The bonus was, of course, that he got to take the ice cream in as a treat for his class. We really enjoyed this recipe. It was pretty basic, sweet but not too sweet, and nice and creamy.
We chose this recipe from Allrecipes.com.
Here's what you need:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups half-and-half cream
- 8 egg yolks
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt.
*We ended up doubling the above recipe to make sure we had enough for the whole class.
Ice Cream Directions:
- Pour the heavy cream and half-and-half into a heavy saucepan, place over medium-low heat. Heat until barely simmering, stirring frequently. Turn the heat down to low.
- Whisk togetherthe egg yolks, sugar, and salt in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Slowly pour about 1/2 cup of hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Repeat three times more, whisking thoroughly before adding each additional 1/2 cup of hot cream to the egg yolk mixture. Pour the egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot cream, and whisk constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture thickens and will coat the back of a spoon (about 5 - 8 minutes). Do not let mixture boil.
- Pour the ice cream base into a bowl and allow to cool for about 20 min. Place in refrigerator and chill overnight.
- The next day pour mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
- Add any mix ins (we added crushed sandwich cookies to make cookies 'n cream ice cream) just before your ice cream maker finishes cycling.
- Take ice cream out of machine, and pack into a covered container. Freeze for at least 2 hrs before serving.
While he was making the ice cream, I was taking pictures for his presentation. Using Glue Dots to put the poster board together makes school presentations a lot easier.
Not only do Glue Dots hold securely, but they create an instant bond with no drying time, and are easy enough for even young kids to use.
Supplies:
- Permanent or Removable Glue Dots® (see note in instructions)
- Poster Board
- Pictures
Chose your Glue Dots Dispenser. I use Permanent Glue Dots® for most of the things I want to attach to a poster board for a school presentation. However, if you're using something that you want to later take off of the poster board (perhaps a report that need to be read, but also needs to be attached to the board, or a picture that you don't have a good copy of, etc.) chose Removable Glue Dots instead.
Directions:
- Put your Glue Dots on the back of the photo, paper, letters, or icons.
- Stick to the poster board.
It's that easy, and when you use Permanent Glue Dots, you don't have to worry about anything falling off of your presentation board.
~Samantha
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