easy gelato

ice creams here are a bit expensive especially if you know how to make good ones. in our spice cabinet, we have different artificial flavorings available locally. you can use and experiment with them to produce a unique flavor. Sometimes it is very simple that you'll realize that the commercial ice cream manufacturers are making money out of a simple and affordable ingredients.

one discovery i found is just to use butter flavoring. it enhances the flavor of the home made ice cream making it seems richer and improves the taste. below is a sample ice cream that you can make any time.

butter corn gelato

4 tablespoons powdered milk
4 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon artificial butter flavoring
2 tablespoons fresh corn kernels
1 1/2 cup cold water

in a heavy glass bowl or jar or just plain heavy drinking glass, add water, milk and sugar. mix well till everything is dissolved and mixture is smooth. add the butter flavoring and corn. stir a bit till the flavor is mixed with the milk mixture.

freeze overnight. the next morning, remove the frozen mixture from the freezer. leave it at room temperature for about 5 to 10 minutes or until it is easy to crush. using a spoon, crush and mix the frozen mixture until frothy and slushy.

if desired, place it back into the freezer for another 8 hours. this way, the ice cream will be softer and finer. but if you can't resist it, you can just eat it immediately....

i can do the long process of double freezing since it is more adaptable to the schedule of my office. i make the mixture at night. after i wake up in the morning, i do the crushing to make a slush and place it back into the freezer. and as i arrive back from the office, the slush is ready to be served!