Dessert Recipes
Fig Ice Cream
This is an old Louisiana recipe.
Yield: 3 quarts
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
- 1 quart crushed, peeled figs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
Instructions
- Combine sugar, water, vinegar and salt and bring to a boil. Cook to the thread stage (230 degrees F).
- Pour syrup slowly over egg whites, beating constantly until mixture is thick and smooth.
- Fold in figs and milk.
- Pour mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
Notes
Variation: One (29 ounce) can apricots or any other fruit (crushed and pushed through a sieve) can be used in this, the amount determined by the strength of the fruit.