Honey Thyme Ice

Ingredients

• 4 sprigs thyme
• 0.125 l milk
• 2 very fresh egg yolks
• 80 g lavender or thyme honey
• 200 g whipping cream
• 0.5 tsp grated lemon zest
• pepper (ground)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the thyme, remove leaves and heat with the milk in a pot. Beat the egg yolks with the honey until frothy in a metal bowl, gradually whisk in the hot milk. Then thicken over a double boiler.

2. 2.

   Place the mixture in an ice water bath and stir cold. Whip the cream stiff and fold into the egg yolk mixture with lemon zest and some pepper. Prepare the honey ice in an ice cream maker or freeze for 3-4 hours, stirring thoroughly occasionally.