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Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments (Hardcover)
by David Lebovitz (Author), Lara Hata (Photographer) "Whether you're a novice or a highly experienced cook, you will find it's easy to make the freshest, most unbelievably tasty ice creams, sorbets, sherbets,..." (more)
Key Phrases: warmed egg yolks, chill the mixture thoroughly, candied red beans, Tangerine Sorbet, Dark Chocolate Truffles, French Almonds (more...)
  4.8 out of 5 stars 42 customer reviews (42 customer reviews)  

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Lebovitz, a former Chez Panisse pastry chef and author of The Great Chocolate Book, credits his "first and craziest, most insane summer job"— as an ice cream scooper at a soda fountain—with inspiring his lifelong devotion to ice cream. The author's 25 years of experience as a frozen-dessert maker are put to excellent use in this wittily written, detailed volume. Step-by-step photos and advice on selecting an ice cream machine will reassure ice cream amateurs. Experts and novices alike will appreciate tips for selecting the best citrus and creating unusual but complementary pairings (apricots go nicely with Olive Oil Ice Cream). An impressive array of flavors is available for the making, like Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Vanilla Frozen Yogurt, Fresh Fig Ice Cream and Pear Pecorino Ice Cream. Sorbet, sherbet and granita also are explored in depth, as are ice cream "vessels," such as brownies and crepes. Great photos and plenty of practical advice combine to make this an appealing and useful resource for the dessert aficionado. (May)
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Library Journal - Judith Sutton
"...dozens of recipes for delectable frozen treats, from Chocolate-Peanut Butter Ice Cream to Cherry Sorbet to Blood Orange Granita."

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Product Details
  • Hardcover: 246 pages
  • Publisher: Ten Speed Press (May 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580088082
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580088084
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars 42 customer reviews (42 customer reviews)
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10:03 AM PDT, July 28, 2007
Did you know you can make ice cream without a machine?

While there's lots of great machines on the market in all price ranges, you can freeze up a batch of ice cream in your home freezer in just a few hours.

For best results use a custard-based mixture to make your ice cream, and if you have a hand mixer, you can use it too!

1. Prepare your ice cream mixture, then chill it over an ice bath.

2. Put a deep baking dish or bowl made of plastic, stainless steel or something durable, in the freezer, and pour your custard mixture into it.

3. After forty-five minutes, open the freezer door and check it.

As the ice cream starts to freeze near the edges, remove it from the freezer and stir it vigorously with a spatula or whisk. Really beat it up and break up any frozen sections.

Return to freezer.

4. Continue to check the mixture every 30 minutes, stirring vigorously as it's freezing. If you have a hand-held mixer you can use that to stir it up and break up any ice crystals. (But since we're going low-tech here, you can also use just a spatula or a sturdy whisk with some modest physical effort.)

5. Keep checking periodically and stirring while it freezes (by hand or with the mixer) until the ice cream is frozen.

It will likely take 2-3 hours before it's ready.

Enjoy!