Apple Ice Cream
Makes 12 servings ice cream

Prep Time: 20 min.
Cooling Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Ingredients

• 1/2 - cup sugar
• 1 - cup milk
• 1/4 - teaspoon salt
• 3 - egg yolks, beaten
• 2 - cups whipping (heavy) cream
• 1 - teaspoon vanilla
• Red or green food color, if desired
• 3 - medium eating apples, peeled, cored and cut up
• 1/2 - cup sugar
• 1 - Tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Mix 1/2 cup sugar, the milk, salt and egg yolks in 1-quart saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just to boiling (do not boil).
3. Refrigerate uncovered in chilled bowl 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes or until room temperature.
4. Stir whipping cream, vanilla and 3 or 4 drops food color into milk mixture.
5. Place half of the apples, 1/2 cup sugar and the lemon juice in food processor or blender.
6. Cover and process, using quick on-and-off motions, until coarsely chopped.
7. Add remaining apples.
8. Cover and process until finely chopped but not mashed.
9. Stir apple mixture into milk mixture.
10. Pour into 2-quart ice-cream freezer.

Freeze according to manufacturer's directions.