Milk Chocolate Ice Cream With Macadamia Nuts (Machine Req'D) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup whipping cream
1 cup homogenized milk
5 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
8 ounces finely chopped milk chocolate
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup toasted chopped macadamia nuts (or toasted almonds)

Preparation

Bring the cream& milk to a boil in a medium saucepan.
Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar& salt.
SLOWLY whisk the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, then place the mixture into a clean saucepan over a low heat.
Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 176F or 80\u00b0C.
Strain the mixture immediately into a bowl containing the chocolate& vanilla.
Stir to melt the chocolate, then set the bowl over ice& stir until cool.
Refrigerate overnight.
Next day, freeze in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Once it has thickened, stir in the nuts.