Pistachio Gelato

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 200 g pistachio paste (preferably bronte)
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice or 1/4 teaspoon orange juice

Recipe

• 1 make a slurry by mixing the 1/4 cup of the milk with the cornstarch, mixing until the starch is dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
• 2 heat the rest of the milk in a medium-sized saucepan with the sugar.
• 3 when it almost starts to boil, stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook at gentle simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 4 remove from heat, scrape into a bowl, and chill thoroughly, preferably overnight.
• 5 once chilled, whisk in the pistachio paste and just a few drops of citrus juice until smooth.
• 6 freeze the gelato in your ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions.