french vanilla ice cream

for my bday present my mom and dad gave me money to buy my own present, and i bought the kitchenaid stand mixer ice cream attachment and it was the best idea ever! i made the first recipe listed in the little hand book - the french vanilla ice cream recipe and it was super tasty. its been in the freezer for a while and its been holding up pretty well.

Ingredients

2½ cups half-and-half

8 egg yolks

1 cup sugar

2½ cups whipping cream

4 teasp vanilla

⅛ teasp salt

Method

In a medium saucepan over medium eat, heat half-and-half until very hot but not boiling, stirring often. Remove from heat; set aside.

Place egg yolks in sugar in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and wire whip to mixer. Turn to speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds, or until well blended and slightly thickened. Continuing on speed 2, very gradually add half-and-half; mix until blended. Return half-and-half mixture to medium sauce pan; cook over medium heat until small bubbles form around edge and mixture is steamy, stirring constantly. Do not boil. Strain mixture, and transfer half-and-half mixture into a large bowl; stir in whipping cream, vanilla, and salt. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 8 hours.

Assemble and engage freeze bowl, dasher, and drive assembly as directed in attachment instructions. Turn to Stir Speed 1. Using a container with a spout, pour mixture into freeze bowl. Continue on STIR Speed 1 for 20 minutes, or until you hear a loud audible clicking noise. That indicates the ice cream is done. Ice cream will be a soft serve consistency, freeze in an airtight container.

i would definitely make this again. sooo creamy and delicious. but it didn't taste awesome until about a day in the freezer, such a lengthy process for such a tasty treat

*from the kitchenaid manual