Italian Desserts Recipes - Pistachio-Lemon Gelato

Ingredients

• 4 cups whole milk

• 1 1/3 cups sugar

• 12 beaten egg yolks

• 1/2 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

• 1/3 cup chopped toasted pistachios or almonds

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Method:

1. In a large saucepan combine milk, sugar, and egg yolks. Use a vegetable peeler to cut long strips of peel from the lemon.

2. Add lemon peel to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat just until the mixture coats a metal spoon. Remove from heat. Discard peel.  

3. Transfer cooked mixture to a large bowl. Cover surface of mixture with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 to 24 hours to chill completely.

4. Stir lemonade concentrate and pistachios into milk mixture. Freeze mixture in a 4 or 5-quart ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions.