Recently, I had to do a science project in which I made ice cream in two plastic bags. I thought this would be a fun thing to do during the quarantine, so I’ll post it here.
Materials:
1 tbsp white sugar
½ cup milk or cream
¼ tsp vanilla extract
6 tbsp kosher salt
About ½ gallon ice
1 gallon size ziploc bag
1 pint size ziploc bag
Measuring cup
2 large bowls
1 small bowl
Spoon or whisk
Measuring spoon
Towel
Procedure:
Step One: Put a half-gallon of ice into one of the large bowls. Put the bowl in the freezer.
Step Two: Combine the milk/cream, sugar and vanilla extract in the measuring cup. I recommend putting in the milk or cream first, as you can measure 1 cup using the measuring cup. Mix with spoon or whisk.
Step Three: Carefully transfer this liquid into the pint bag. Seal the pint bag carefully and place it inside the small bowl.
Step Four: Get the bowl of ice from the freezer. Place the gallon bag into the second large bowl. Pour the ice into the gallon bag, then pour the kosher salt onto the ice.
Step Five: Place the pint bag inside the gallon bag, making sure it is sealed tightly. Seal the gallon bag tightly once the pint bag is inside.
Step Six: Put the towel around the gallon bag. Shake the bag vigorously for 5 minutes or more as needed.
Step Seven: Scrape the ice cream out of the bag and enjoy!