Tiramisù Ice Cream

Name: Tiramisù Ice Cream
Yield: makes about 1 1/4 quarts (1 1/4 liters)
Ingredients: 2 cups (450 g) mascarpone; 1 cup (250 ml) half-and-half; 2/3 cup (130 g) sugar; Pinch of salt; 1/4 cup (60 ml) coffee-flavored liqueur, such as Kahlúa; 3 tablespoons (45 ml) brandy or dark rum; Mocha Ripple (page 211)

December 9, 2011

I live above a huilerie in Paris, a shop that sells top-quality oils from all over the world. I decided that Colette, the owner, would be my primary ice cream taste tester. Not only did she have an excellent palate and love to taste things, but I knew that, being French, she’d have absolutely no problem expressing her opinions, good or bad. This was her favorite of all the ice creams I made. Her eyes rolled back in her head when she slipped the first spoonful in her mouth. “Oh lá lá,” she exclaimed.

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