ARIETE Gran Gelato 693 Instrucciones De Empleo página 6

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SIMPLE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
For 10 portions (1/2 cup):
1 cup full milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
240 g plain or semisweet chocolate chips
1.5 cups cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Heat the milk until it boils. Use a mixer with metal blade to finely chop the sugar and chocolate
together. Add to the boiling milk, stir together until the mix is even and smooth, then place in a
medium-sized container and leave to cool. Stir in the cream and vanilla extract. Switch on the appli-
ance, pour the mix into the removable container (D) through the opening in the lid (F), then leave to
mix for about 40 minutes.
Variations:
- Chocolate and almonds: Add 1/2 teaspoon of pure almond extract to the vanilla. Add 1/2-3/4 cups
roasted ground almonds or chocolate covered almonds during the final 5-10 minutes of cooling.
- Biscuits and chocolate: Add 1/2 cup shortbread biscuits during the final 5 minutes of cooling.
- Chocolate and caramel: Add 1/2-1 cup of chopped soft caramel sweets during the final 5 minutes
of cooling.
ICE CREAM WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES
For 10 portions (1/2 cup):
250 g fresh ripe strawberries, washed and chopped into small pieces
1.5 spoons lemon juice
1 cup of sugar (separate)
1 cup full milk
2 cups cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
In a small container, place the strawberries, lemon juice and 1/3 cup of sugar. Stir together gently
and leave the strawberries to marinade in the juice for 2 hours.
In a medium-sized container, mix the milk and sugar together with a handheld mixer or whisk, until
the sugar has dissolved (about 1-2 minutes at low speed). Stir in the cream and vanilla. Blend the
strawberries and add them to the mix. Switch on the appliance, pour the mix into the removable
container (D) through the opening in the lid (F), then leave to mix for about 40 minutes.
Note: the ice cream will look very pale pink; for a deeper colour, add a few drops of red colouring.
Variations:
- The strawberries can be replaced with other fresh fruit or fruit in syrup (raspberries, blackberries,
peaches, melon, pineapple, etc. ...)
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FRESH LEMON SORBET
For 10 portions (1/2 cup):
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 spoon finely chopped lemon rind (zest only)
Mix the sugar and water in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil over a medium-high heat. The
lower the heat to a minimum without stirring until the sugar has dissolved (about 3-5 minutes). Leave
to cool fully (this is the basic syrup, which can be made in larger quantities to have it ready for making
fresh lemon sorbets; store in the refrigerator ready for use).
When the syrup has cooled, stir in the lemon juice and rind.
Switch on the appliance, pour the mix into the removable container (D) through the opening in the lid
(F), then leave to mix for about 40 minutes.
Variations:
- Pink grapefruit sorbet: replace the lemon with 1-1.5 cups freshly squeezed pink grapefruit and
replace the lemon zest with a spoon of finely grated grapefruit zest.
- Orange sorbet: replace the lemon with 1-1.5 cups freshly squeezed orange and replace the lemon
zest with a spoon of finely grated orange zest.
CHOCOLATE YOGURT ICE CREAM
For 10 portions (1/2 cup):
1 cup full milk
180 g. plain/milk chocolate chips, etc...
2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup sugar.
Put the milk and chocolate into a blender with metal blades and mix together until it is smooth (about
20-30 seconds). Add the yogurt e and sugar and mix together for about 15 seconds. Switch on the
appliance, pour the mix into the removable container (D) through the opening in the lid (F), then leave
to mix for about 40 minutes.
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