Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients:

3/4 cup caster sugar

2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise

1 cup ,o;l

6 egg yolks, lightly beaten

2 cups cream

Method:

1. Place sugar and vanilla beans in  a medium heatproof bowl, pour milk over. Stand bowl over pan of simmering water. Stir mixture till simmering.
2. Remove milk from heat Place yolks in heatproof bowl. Add milk gradually to the egg yolks and whisk through thoroughly.
3. Return mixture to heat over simmering water.  Stir constantly over low heat till mixture coats the back of the spoon.
4. Remove from heat, set aside to let cool. Place plastic wrap over the surface of the custard to prevent a skin from forming.
5. Stir cream through cooled custard and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
6. Remove vanilla beans from custard and scrap the seeds from the beans into the mixture, discard pods.
7. Pour the custard into and ice cream machine and churn for about 30 minutes or till ice cream is firm.