A little update /-/ Infused Green tea ice cream sundae with double sesame brittle

Hey! Hey! I am not dead, in fact I have been on a baking spree for the past week and a bit. After making over 5 or so batches of 100 and something shells for macarons filling and stuff; I had two order for petit fours AND a birthday cake including mini cupcakes!
 

 
Woo!!! Things have been looking up for me and my rep among the neighborhood for baking. At least they will not think I am weird any more for the smell of bread and other baked goods wafting out the house at 2am in the morning. No I am not on the drugs; unless you count ice cream and  espresso as a drug.
 

 
Well a bit of photo love from Instagram. If you follow me here you can see
 
My series of petite fours from here, to this chocolate load sweetness and the all classical Aussie slice. I have also made macarons for this order too but really with the amount of picture on the internet I think I will save you guys from ANOTHER typical pretty, pretty picture post. 

See this link; My very imperfect photo of a foot ball ball cake I have done for an order. Bad, bad lights and other photo sins. 

Answer me this Instagram photo genius, How do you make them look so perfect???
 
Sign... Oh well…
 

 
Even though Winter had truly settled in to Australia; I will never, never stop making ice cream. Now ice cream is one of those things you can have may paths to greatness but you also have many sins that can be committed against it. Even though we all know that Jeni’s ice cream base with her magical formula for an eggless ice cream is a worldwide favourite; I still cannot go past the egg yolk base ones. It is either I have a taste of massacring little chickens or my taste buds are more catered for the creaminess that you get from the natural properties of egg yolk.
 
As a small child I was only exposed to trio of classic store bought ice creams. Strawberry, vanilla and chocolate. However thankfully I have graduated from these basic flavours to expose ones that have additions of chilli, herbs and other weird things (avocado anyone?)


 
One flavour my family and I cannot get enough of is green tea. I am not sure how to describe green tea when you put in ice cream; I am lost for words.  May be I am too entranced by the cream taste  to pay attention.  The Smokey depth of green tea helps to cater for less sweet tastebuds but I just love the colour it gives to a sweet ice cream base. While the additional jasmine infusion is not necessary; I have recently turned for this tea bag infusion. The light floral fragrance of jasmine is actually sweet compared to green tea; so I guess this help balance it out.
 
The base is a typical crème anglisese base which you know will make a creamy, smooth ice cream. You will need a domestic ice cream maker for this; however by my research around the web you can also freeze it for a bit (maybe an hour) then take it out and blend it again. I have not tested this way but if you do let me know!
 


Infused Green tea ice cream sundae with double sesame brittle.
Recipe adapted from PS desserts by Philippa Sibley
 
500ml full fat milk
500ml pure cream 35%
One dried jasmine flower
15g matcha powder
200g caster sugar
200g egg yolk
 
Combine milk, cream and matcha in a large pot over medium heat. Bring to boil and add the flower.
In large glass bowl, whisk the sugar and egg yolk to light and fluffy.
While whisking at the same time pour the hot milk in thin stream into the egg mix. By tempering the eggs first you avoid the curding effect.
Pour this mix back into the pan and place over medium heat. With a wooden spoon mix constantly but slowly with a wooden spoon. Continue to mix in a figure 8 motion so bubble with disappear and it will thicken. The crème anglasie is ready when the reaches 80 degrees on a thermometer.
Pour the anglaise into a metal bowl sitting a bowl of ice water and stir it until it is cool. Strain through a sieve and set it covered the fridge for 1 day. Place your ice cream maker in the freezer and churning the next day according the instruction of your machine.
 
Double sesame brittle
 
50g black sesames
50g white sesames
200g white sugar
50g water
 
Line a tray with baking paper.
In a small sauce pan bring to boil the sugar and water, put it over medium heat. DO NOT TOUCH IT THIS POINT. Wait until it turns a deep golden brown before stirring in the seeds. Immediately pour on the lined tray and leave to set but snapping in to pieces for your ice cream.