Turkish ice-cream recipe (dondurma)

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  • Cuisine: Turkish
  • Makes 1L

Start this recipe a day ahead.

Ingredients

3g mastic beads*
65g (⅓ cup) salep mixture*
750ml (3 cups) milk
250ml (1 cup) pouring cream
165g (¾ cup) caster sugar
Ground cinnamon and finely chopped pistachios, to serve
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Preparation

Freeze mastic beads for 15 minutes, then using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, finely grind with a pinch of sugar.

Whisk salep mixture with 125ml (½ cup) milk until dissolved. Set aside.

Heat remaining 625ml (2½ cups) milk and cream in a large saucepan over low–medium heat. Whisk in mastic until combined, then add salep mixture. Using a ladle, scoop some of the cream mixture, then from a height, pour back into the pan in a continuous motion; this ‘stretches’ the mixture. Repeat, stirring constantly, to prevent the mixture burning, for 20 minutes or until thickened. (If you prefer a denser, chewier ice-cream, cook for an additional 20 minutes.) Transfer to a bowl, cover the surface closely with plastic wrap to prevent a skin forming and cool completely.

Churn mixture in an ice-cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions until almost frozen.

Meanwhile, lightly grease a 1L loaf pan, then line with plastic wrap, leaving 5cm overhanging. Pour mixture into pan, cover with overhanging wrap and freeze overnight.
To serve, remove ice-cream from freezer 5 minutes beforehand. Turn out onto a board and, working quickly, cut into 3cm slices and divide among plates. Dust with cinnamon and scatter with pistachios to serve.

* Mastic is the resinous sap from the mastic tree, which is native to Greece. It is available from selected delis and specialist spice shops.

* Salep mixture is from selected delis.

Drink Peter Rumball Sparkling Shiraz ($20) or Grant Burge Sparkling Red ($24)

Photography by Anson Smart.

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