Hogmanay Ice-Cream

[Ishbel]

Flavoured with Drambuie, this ice-cream is great with clootie dumpling, or Eyemouth tart, or even plain apple pie!

4oz caster sugar
6 tablespoons water
6 egg yolks
7 fluid ounces double cream, lightly whipped
3 tablespoons Drambuie

(I have been told recently that a British 'tablespoon' holds more than a US tablespoon - so this will make quite a difference to a recipe!)

Bring the water and sugar to the boil in a small saucepan and then set aside. Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water. Once they are light in colour, add the water and sugar mixture and whisk until it forms a ribbon. Then remove from the heat and continue to whisk until it is cool. Add the Drambuie and the lightly whipped cream. Freeze overnight.

 

[CookinBlondie]

How much larger is the British tablespoon? Or were you just kidding? :roll: LoL. Have you made this before? How does it turn out?

CookinBlondie*

 

[Alix]

Drambuie!! Woohoo!!

 

[Ishbel]

Yes, I've made it lots of times!

It was only recently that I read somewhere that the US and UK (Imperial) 'tablespoon' measurement was different. The UK one was about a quarter bigger (if I recall it accurately!) BUT, I can't find where I read that...

This conversion chart makes it even BIGGER than I thought!
http://www.csgnetwork.com/cookmeasuretable.html

 

[CookinBlondie]

Thanks for the chart, that really helped. I bookmarked it, and it will be a great help in the future. Thanks again for clearing it up.

CookinBlondie*

 

[kyles]

My grandad used to drink Drambuie............for breakfast!!!!! bearing in mind he got up to work on the farm at 5 and had is first wee dram at 9, the equivalent of lunchtime I suppose, not so bad. I have never tried it myself, but I will get some for Christmas and make this. I love home made ice cream.