INGREDIENTS

  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • 1 cup about 2 oz. fresh basil leaves , stems removed
  • 3 teaspoons orange zest
  • 8egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Bring cream, half (1 ounce) of basil leaves and orange zest to boil. Let steep for 30 minutes.
  2. Mix egg yolks and sugar until creamy
  3. Return cream to heat, just to the boil.
  4. Remove from heat and temper egg mixture with cream, return mixture to heat for just a couple of minutes being careful not to boil mixture.
  5. Cool in ice bath.
  6. Add remaining basil leaves and blenderize till smooth, let cool overnight
  7. Strain mixture and put into ice cream machine and make according to maker.