Banana Gelato

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups whole milk
• 4 bananas, peeled and chopped
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles form around edges of hte pan. set aside and cover to keep hot.
• 2 in a blender or food processor, puree the bananas, lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. set aside.
• 3 in the blender or food processor, beat the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and egg yolks until thick. with the machine running, gradually add the hot milk. return the mixture to the sauce pan.
• 4 cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon 6 to 8 minutes or until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. remove from heat and place pan in the bowl of an ice bath. stir for 2 minutes to cool. then stir in banana mixture. cover and chill for at least 2 hours or until thoroughly chilled.
• 5 transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.