[penguicon-general] Liquid Nitrogen IceCream

[Rob Landley]

On Tuesday 27 February 2007 10:39 am, john guest wrote:
> I added about a tablespoon of chipotle chilli powder to the mix.  Gave
> the chocolate a nice warmth.  The smokiness of the Chipotle is a nice
> flavor to add to chocolate.
> 
> With the LN2, it seems best to use powdered or liquid flavorings.
> We've added fresh fruit and such to the mix, but the results are not
> always predictable from a flavor standpoint due to the flash-freezing.

If you put it in a blender and set it on "liquify" it becomes predictable 
again.  Lumps, not so much.

>  So, using powdered ginger rather than fresh ginger will work better,
> even if it's wouldn't be the better ingredient in traditionally made
> ice cream.

Again, try it in the blender.  (Although usually we didn't have a blender on 
hand, since it's as much mess as the rest of the stuff combined.)

Rob
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