Ice Cream for Christmas

Rasberry Semi Freddo

Ingredients

3 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 cup caster sugar
1 3/4 cups cream
500gms frozen rasberries - crushed

Method 

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil.  Place eggs, yolks and sugar in a heat proof bowl and place over the saucepan of water (reduce heat if necessary).  Using electric hand beaters, beat the eggs and sugar until thick, pale, creamy and warm, then remove from the heat (turn off pan) and keep beating until cooled.  Add the rasberries and fold through.  Beat the cream until soft peaks form, fold through the egg and raspberry mixture.  Place in a freezer proof bowl and freeze for 6-8 hours

Pistachio, Ginger and Brandy Semi Freddo

Ingredients

3 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 cup caster sugar
1 3/4 cups cream
100gms glace ginger
200gms salted, roasted pistachio's
2 tablespoons brandy

Method

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Place eggs, yolks and sugar in a heat proof bowl and place over the saucepan of water (reduce heat if necessary). Using electric hand beaters, beat the eggs and sugar until thick, pale, creamy and warm, then remove from the heat (turn off pan) add 1 tblspn brandy and keep beating until cooled. Add the glace ginger and pistachio's. Beat the cream until soft peaks form, beat in one tblspn brandy, fold through the egg, ginger and pistachio mixtre. Place in a freezer proof bowl and freeze for 6-8 hours