Pistachio Ice Cream

Ingredients:

3/4 cups whole milk;

2/3 cups sugar;

a pinch of salt;

1 1/2 cup heavy cream, divided;

4 whole egg yolks;

1 cup pistachio paste (homemade or store bought).

Preparation:

Heat the milk, sugar, salt and 1/2 cup heavy cream in a medium saucepan until hot. Do not boil. In a small bowl whisk the egg yolks. Whisk in 1/8 of a cup of the warm milk mixture into the egg yolks. Whisk until well blended and then add the yolk mixture into the remaining warm milk mixture. Stir constantly over medium heat until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat. 

Place the remaining 1 cup of cream in a large bowl with 1 cup of the pistachio paste. Set a strainer on the top of the bowl and pour the hot milk and egg mixture into the paste and cream. Stir until all ingredients are blended. Refrigerate overnight or at least 3-5 hours. 

Churn the ice cream in the ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Store the ice cream in a freezer safe container.