Recipe - Saffron Broccoli And Potatoes

450 ml Single cream; (Three fourths pint)
300 ml Double cream; (One half pint)
1 teaspoon Saffron stamens
55 g Vanilla sugar or caster
sugar with 1/2; (2oz)
; split vanilla pod
5 Egg yolks
One half teaspoon Cornflour
70 g Caster sugar for topping; (2
1/2oz)

TO SERVE
450 g Blackcurrants; (1lb)
2 tablespoon Water
2 tablespoon Vanilla sugar
1 Strip lemon zest
Several blackcurrants leaves
and a little
; icing sugar

Blend the egg yolks, cornflour and vanilla sugar into a bowl with a little
single cream.

Pour the remaining single cream into a pan with the saffron and bring to
the boil. Pour onto the egg mixutre, whisking constantly until it thickens.
Cool.

Whisk the double cream to a soft flop and fold into the cool custard. Pour
into a shallow dish and sprinkle on the remaining sugar thickly.

Caramelise the sugar using a blow torch you can do the same thing with a
hot grill but the torch is more directional and therefore quicker and more
accurate.

Allow to chill, when the caramel will be a crisp thin sheet. Tap it into
pieces with a kitchen knife and then turn the whole dish into the ice cream
machinge and churn it. The resultant ice cream will be golden yellow with
crispy bits of caramel in it.

Dissolve the sugar for the fruit in the water and add the lemon zest. Bring
to the boil and reduce by half to make a thicker syrup. Cool. Add the
currants and coat with the syrup.

Serve in a serving glass with the icecream and top with 2 or 3 tiny currant
leaves. Dust with icing sugar.

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Per serving: 301 Calories (kcal); 26g Total Fat; (77% calories from fat);
14g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 1063mg Cholesterol; 37mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 One half Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3
One half Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

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