Recipe - Banana Rum Ice Cream

1 One half cup Whipping cream
1 One half cup Half and half
6 lg Egg yolks
2/3 cup Sugar
3 tablespoon Dark rum
One half teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 pound Ripe bananas; (about 3 med),
peeled
2 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice

Pour cream and half and half into heavy medium saucepan. Bring mixture just
to simmer. Whisk yolks and sugar in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in
hot cream mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan and stir over mediumlow
heat until mixture thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is
drawn across, about 7 minutes (do not boil). Strain custard into clean
large bowl. Stir in rum and vanilla. Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
Puree bananas and lemon juice in processor until smooth. Stir into custard.
Process in ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Transfer to covered container and freeze. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.)
Makes about 2 quarts.

Source: Bon Appetit (11/95)
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by "Robert Ellis" rpearson@snowcrest.net on
Apr 6, 1998