Peach Ice Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups heavy cream
    5 egg yolks
    1 cup sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 1/2 lbs peaches, juicy, ripe, very aromatic (otherwise this recipe is a waste of time)
    1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (not reconstituted!)
    3 tablespoons sugar
Preparation
    Heat cream in a pan until almost boiling; remove from heat.
    Beat or whisk egg yolks, sugar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl until thick and pale; gradually add the hot cream, beating constantly; return mixture to pan; stir over low heat 5 minutes or until mixture thickens; do not let boil; pour into a bowl, place a piece of plastic wrap directly on surface to prevent skin from forming, and leave to cool.
    Peel and chop peaches into pieces; place in a food processor with lemon juice and 2 tblsps sugar and puree; stir into the custard; process in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.

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