Of My Own Invention

a recipe synthesized all by myself


chai tea ice cream

8 large egg yolks
3/4 cup honey
2 tbs sugar
pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup loose chai tea
2 1/2 cups heavy cream

in a large bowl beat the egg yolks with sugar and salt

in a saucepan scald millk, remove from heat and add tea. cover and steep for four minutes, then strain. add heavy cream and bring to a simmer over medium heat. ladle 1/3 of cream mixture into the eggs and whisk well. add all of mixture to pot and cook over low heat, until thick enough to coat back of spoon.

cool for about two hours.

pour into maker, and voila,

chai tea ice cream.