Recipe ingredients
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup crushed blanched almonds
- 1 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur
Recipe method
- Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat gently.
- Beat the egg yolks and sugar together until pale and creamy.
- Beat 2 tablespoons of the hot cream into the egg mixture, then beat in the remaining cream, a half cup at a time.
- Pour into a double boiler, or into a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, and cook over a gentle heat, stirring constantly 15 to 20 minutes, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Cool mixture, then chill.
- Pour chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and churn according to manufacturer instructions.
- While the paddle is churning, add the almonds and Amaretto, freeze gelato overnight.
- Place in the refrigerator about 20 minutes before serving.
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