Gelato

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Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup	whole milk
1 cup	heavy cream
2/3 cup	granulated sugar
4	egg yolks
1 teaspoon	pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium saucepan, combine the milk and cream. Heat over medium heat until just starting to simmer, then remove from heat.
2. 2 In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar and egg yolks until pale and thick.
3. 3 Slowly add the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly to prevent the eggs from cooking.
4. 4 Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon.
5. 5 Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
6. 6 Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl to remove any cooked egg bits.
7. 7 Let the mixture cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 4 hours or overnight.
8. 8 Churn the chilled mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
9. 9 Transfer the gelato to a container and freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.