Cinnamon Ice Cream (For Electric Ice Cream Machine) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg yolk (may be omitted)
1/2 cup sugar
1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon (or to taste)
1 cup half-and-half cream
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Lightly beat egg yolk (if using).
Stir in sugar and 1/2 cup of half& half (if not using the egg yolk, just combine the sugar and 1/2 cup of half& half) in a saucepan.
Cook over low heat (or microwave) stirring frequently, until mixture thickens a bit.
Whisk cooked mixture together with remaining ingredients.
Cool and chill mixture for a few hours (1-2 hours).
Pour cold mixture into ice cream machine and process according to manufacturer's directions.