How to Make Gelato

If you want to learn how to make gelato, you're in for a real treat. Making gelato at home can be a lot of fun, and enjoying the end results is the best part!

Gelato is a great frozen treat.

Gelato is a special kind of frozen dessert. It is a lot like ice cream, but there are a few differences that really set gelato apart from its regular American counterpart. The four biggest differences are:

1. Gelato is made from mostly milk instead of cream, which means it has a much lower butterfat content than ice cream. Since there is less fat, there is nothing to dull the true flavor of the dessert.
2. With a lower fat content, gelato is frozen at a slightly warmer temperature than ice cream. This makes it more pliable and quicker to melt on your tongue.
3. Gelato also has a lot less air than regular ice cream. Since gelato is denser, the taste is more intense and flavorful than that of regular ice cream.

Now that you know what gelato is, the next step is to find out how to make it at home. Gelato shops, called gelaterias, often use specially designed commercial machines that freeze the ingredients to the proper temperatures and prevent the mixture from filling up with extraneous air (called overrun). While it would be nice to have a machine just for making perfect gelato, you can just as easily make your own at home with just your regular ice cream maker.

This gelato recipe will give you a good base that you can either flavor or drizzle with your favorite toppings. Try hot fudge and strawberries!

• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar

Why buy gelato when you can make it?

1. In a saucepan, mix milk and cream.
2. Heat until bubbles begin to form around the edges, then remove it from the heat.
3. In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar on high until they are nice and foamy, about one minute.
4. Gradually pour the warm milk and cream into the egg yolks, whisking constantly as you do.
5. Pour entire mixture into saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens a bit and coats the back of the spoon. If you begin to see lumps, remove from heat.
6. Pour everything through a fine strainer and into a bowl.
7. Cover and chill for several hours.

8. Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and freeze as per the instructions that came with the machine.
9. Variation: Try adding 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract for amazing vanilla flavoring.

If you're still looking for more information on how to make gelato, here are some links to recipes and tips that will help you out:

• If you're looking for a book on how to make gelato, check out "Gelato!" by Pamela Sheldon Johns (2000, Ten Speed Press).
• This pistachio gelato recipe is a sure-fire crowd pleaser!
• Check out these competing chocolate gelato recipes to see which one you like best.
• There's even a cooking video from CBS5 that will teach you how to make your own strawberry gelato at home. There are some great tips from a professional chef here!
• If you're interested in really investing in your home gelato habit, check out these gelato-making packages.
• There is a whole science to scooping gelato, which you should understand (especially if you work for a gelateria!)

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