The Most Unbelievable Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 cups milk
• 2 quarts heavy cream
• 8 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon almond flavoring

Method

• Combine sugar, flour and salt in a large saucepan; stir in milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat, until mixture thickens and bubbles one minute.
• Stir half the hot mixture slowly into beaten eggs in a medium-size bowl; stir back into remaining mixture in saucepan (If you don't do this, you'll scramble the eggs). Cook, stirring, one minute.
• Pour into a large bowl; stir in cream and vanilla and almond flavoring. Chill overnight.
• Pour mixture into a 6+ quart freezer can; freeze following manufacturer's directions.

Notes

• NOTES:
• Serving Ideas : Delicious all on its own...very rich!NOTES : This is the ice cream we have made for years...I use to make it with all cream (half & half in place of milk). Believe me, you don't need it. This is incredibly creamy.
• It has 323 calories in just a half cup with 66% from fat!!!
• Holy Moses....
• But you won't be able to eat any more than a half cup.
• SERVINGS: 24
• SOURCE: Char Zyskowski