Homemade Ice Cream
Fresh Mint Ice Cream Recipe
fresh mint (7 or 8 sprigs)
5 tablespoons caster sugar
3 egg whites
3/4 pint (375 ml) crème fraîche
Take the mint leaves and finely chop them. Using a food blender or food processor or even a traditional pestle and mortar, blend in the sugar and when well mixed together then stir in the crème fraîche.
Whisk the 3 egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture.
Transfer the complete mixture into an ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
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Mint has been popular for many centuries and in medieval times mint was one of the most popular medieval herbs grown as it was used both for cooking and for medicinal purposes.