Delicious UK - (08)August 2020

“Myfavourite– andformativeforme

• is“Gino,ohGinoGinelli!”I stillsing
  thejinglemostdays.I rememberbig,
  whiteroundtubsoftuttifruttiand
  makingcokefloatswithmynanand
  uncle.“Italianchic,Italianstyle,Italianverve...”It
  wasladolcevitafora nine-year-oldinWales.”
  AhrashAkbari–Kalhur,founderofChinChinLabs
  liquid-nitrogenicecreamparlours

“A 99 witha flakeand‘monkey’s

blood’– that’swhatwecalledthered

syrupthatwaspouredover,butthere

wasneverenoughofit!I stilllovethe

super-smoothtextureofMrWhippy,

witha Cadbury’sFlake(nota cheaperalternative)

plungedintoit,andthesyrupseemedso

luxurious.I’dpushtheicecreamrightdowninside

theconewithmytonguesoeverybitehadice

cream.Happydays.”PaulA Young,chocolatier

“BananaLolly– onlybecauseit’snot

theeasiesttogetholdofsoit’smore

funwhenyoutrackit down.It’squite

artificialtasting,andsomething

childishinmereallylikesthat.

Texturallyit’sverypleasing– a crossbetween

suspiciouslyicy(becausenoonebuysthatoneso

it’susuallyrightatthebottomofthefreezer)and

satisfyinglycreamy.It wasonly60pbackintheday.”

RavneetGill,authorofThePastryChef’sGuide

“Therewasa pointinmylifewhenI

thoughttheMiniMilkwasbeneathme.

Tooboring,toobabyish.Myheadwas

turnedbybigger,flashierattractions

likethechocolate-coveredFeast– but

inrecentyearsI’vecomebacktotheMiniMilk’s

quietcharmandrefreshingsimplicity,even

withoutthebonusjoke.”FelicityCloake,foodwriter

1930
Cadbury’s began
producing the 99 Flake,
a mini version of the
chocolate bar for
sticking in ice cream.

1959

Cornetto,featuringa frozen

icecreamcone,wasinventedinItaly.

Topreventtheconebecomingsoggy,

theinteriorwascoatedwithoil,sugar

andchocolate.

1978

Ben & Jerry’swasbornin

Vermont. Co-founderBen

has anosmia(lackofsmell

and taste) –oneofthereasons

for the famoustexture-addingchunks.

Tantalisinglytasty

toppingstotry

ORASPBERRYDRIZZLEAND

SPRINKLESMixseedless

raspberryjamwithasqueezeof

lemonjuiceuntildrizzle-able

(warmslightlyinthemicrowaveif

necessary),thenspoonoverice

creamandtopwithsugarsprinkles

andfreeze-driedraspberries.

OHOMEMADEICEMAGICMelt175g

semi-sweetchocolatechipsina

microwavewith3 tbspcoconutoil,

thenpourovericecream;seeit set!

OCHOCOLATEFUDGEDrizzlethe

newJude’sfudgesauce(£2.50,

Sainsbury’s)overvanillaicecream,

thensprinklewithchoppedfudge

piecesandchocolatecurls(find

themreadytosprinkleinthebakery

sectionofsupermarkets).

Instantbanana,peanut

butteranddigestive

biscuit‘icecream’

SERVES2-4

Freeze4 ripebananas, chop

theflesh,thenwhizzina food

processorwith3 tbsppeanut

butteranda drizzleof

somethingsweet(maplesyrup,

agaveorgoldensyrupallwork

well).Whizzuntilsmooth,

thenpulsein4 roughlybroken

McVitie’sdigestivebiscuits

(whicharenowvegan).Scoop

intoa bowlandserve.

PIMPITA LITTLE...

Fora creamiertexture,

blendwitha littledairy-free

coconutyogurt.

I’LLHAVEA...

Expert sweet toothsreminisceabouttheir

favourite frozen treats

3 easy ways to add flavour
to the classic vanilla (p87)

1

CHERRY AMOUR Put 400g
cherries, pitted, in a pan with
60g caster sugar, then cook for 5-8
minutes until they break down and
become soft and juicy. Use a stick
blender (or mini processor) to whizz
until smooth. Ripple the purée
through the vanilla ice cream before
the final freeze.

2

CHOCOLATE DREAM Reduce the
sugar to 150g, add 200g dark
chocolate chunks to the milk/
cream, let the chocolate melt, then
continue with the recipe.

3

RUM AND RAISIN Warm 4 tbsp
sweet sherry in a small pan, stir
in 180g raisins, set aside to plump
up for 20 minutes, then stir into the
ice cream before the final freeze.

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