Aussie Masterchef inspired, but the recipe is from BBC Good Food, it had to be one for those with no ice cream makers. Currently I still qualify, but after today’s raging success I am thinking about it again! 🙂

I started by heating up 225 ml of milk with a good sprinkle of cinnamon. The recipe called for the stick, I had none. I won’t be able to say exactly how much cinnamon I used for this recipe, as I kept on adding and tasting. I wanted a decent cinnamon flavour, but not like that chewing gum that Florek used to bring me from America years ago- one that left the palate burnt from too much spice.

3 egg yolks, 100 g of caster and vanilla sugar, again a pinch of cinnamon, whipped nicely till pale and fluffy. Once milk was nice in hot, it got whisked in to the eggs, returned to the pan and then onwards like with any custard, until it thickened up. More cinnamon, more tasting.

350 ml of double cream, gently whipped, not too much, I wasn’t even sure if I should have whipped it, the recipe did not say that, but that was my first attempt, so I whipped it. Mixed the custard through, poured into a plastic container with the lid and into the freezer for 1,5 hour. After this time I gave it a good stir, covered, returned to the freezer. Another 1,5 hour, stir, this time much more set. Third time was recommended, but by then 2 Bankses discovered what I was busy with and The Tasting begun.

Eventually, I served us all a scoop on a nice gently baked apple. I could have easily eaten 3 times as much, but I intend to shed around 3 kg again, so no stuffing my bum with ice cream in a hurry. This is a success though, well done me! 🙂