Double Cream Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Ingredients

• sugar
• half the cream
• 1 vanilla bean
• remaining cream

Method

1. 1 Combine sugar and half the cream in a double boiler over heat.
2. 2 Split the vanilla bean, scrape out seeds, and add seeds and broken bean pieces to the hot cream.
3. 3 Stir until sugar dissolves, then strain through a colander.
4. 4 Let mixture cool, then add remaining cream and freeze.
5. 5 Repack ice cream and let ripen for two hours before serving.