Friday, August 5, 2016

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

As the Olympics begin tonight, we had to have a party with ice cream.  The kids like it when we make our own in our ice cream machine, so instead of our frosty knock-off I thought I would try a vanilla. 

This is a good recipe, but I am not sure that it is copycat of our beloved Texas Blue Bell!

The kids enjoyed it and the topping bar that came with it!


COPYCAT Bluebell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Recipe created by Autumn Reo of MamaChallenge.com.
Ingredients
  • 6 eggs yolks
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 24 oz. heavy cream
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
  • Whole Milk (about 2 cups)
Instructions
  1. Cream eggs and sugar. (I did not cook the custard and it turned out fine) 
  2. Then add cream and condensed milk and vanilla.
  3. Beat until well blended.
  4. Pour into ice cream churn.
  5. Add milk until to fill line.
  6. Insert dasher.
  7. Pack cooler with layer of ice, then rock salt, and continue to repeat until full.
  8. It's done when it won't churn anymore.

Pierogi Dough

I have always made fake pierogi's in my house.  It was easier and less time consuming than from scratch, so wonton wrappers were my friend!

On Wednesday I decided to be adventurous (well to be honest, last week while meal planning) and make them from scratch with leftover loaded potatoes from a previous dinner.

My main problem has always been the rolling of the dough, but I had a thought that worked out so much better than I thought it would!  I used my pasta roller (after cleaning it up) that I had picked up years and years ago, and gave it a whirl!  It made it so much easier than rolling by hand. 

Below is the recipe for the dough.  The filling is mashed potatoes and cheese.  There are other fillings, but this is great for just the dough!

I went with a few different recipes and adapted.  Still not as good as Mary Lou's but close!

Ingredients:
4 cups of flour, plus more if needed
1 egg
½ tsp salt
1 cup potato water at room temperature (or regular water)

Directions:
1.  In a food processer blend the flour, salt and egg. 
2.  Slowly add the water until you get a ball.
3.  Knead until all incorporated and let rest for an hour.

Roll through pasta roller and then cut with a glad/canning lid/biscuit cutter. Fill and seal.  Boil and then pan fry with butter and onions!