Blackberry Ice Cream And More!

Our son, Michael, was recently here for a visit. I made him, among many other treats, a big batch of luscious Blackberry ice cream.

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Jerry, JoJo and Michael enjoying some ice cream!

This is a Ree Drummond recipe and the only problem I had making it was my ice cream maker was not quite large enough to hold the ice cream. Ice cream expands as you churn it. I ended up with ice cream all over the counter, which my husband, Jerry rushed to literally lick up! It was hilarious and if I wasn’t laughing so hard would have taken a video. Here’s “The Pioneer Woman’s” recipe.

Push the mixture into a bowl through a fine mesh strainer. Using the back of a spoon, push the berries through the sieve capturing the seeds and pulps to give your ice cream a smooth and creamy texture. This is a tedious, but important step; otherwise lots of seeds in your ice cream. Set aside to cool. Ree suggests discarding the pulpy seeds, but at the price of blackberries I could not do it so placed in a covered container in the fridge knowing I would find another purpose for them.

Heat the half and half and remaining 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Using a whisk, beat the egg yolks until pale and thick. Temper the eggs by carefully splashing a small amount of warm cream into the yolks, whisking constantly. Slowly pour the tempered yolks into the saucepan, stirring gently. Cook over medium-low heat until thick, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. You may check the temperature to see that it has risen to 170 degrees.

Roll the breast along the long edge. Use your fingers to tuck in any stray spinach leaves. Wrap the bacon tightly around each piece of chicken. The bacon holds the rolled chicken in place so you don’t need to secure with toothpicks.