On Friday a wind storm ripped out my Thai basil plant just before I had to leave for work for the weekend. I decided to quickly try two recipes from EMP, mint "sorbet" and mint ice cream, subbing Thai basil of course. Processed them when I got home today
Thai basil ice cream (on right), was a pretty classic recipe. I steeped 75% of the leaves and blended in the other 25% for color (blanched beforehand). Turned out very well in the Ninja on Lite. It was a bit soft and I'd probably process on Gelato or a shorter cycle next time if I needed to serve immediately.
Left, the basil "sorbet" - a mass of blended water, basil, glucose, sucrose, and milk powder. I think that makes it not a sorbet but I thought the milk powder might be my golden ticket to sorbets out of thin substances. Alas it tasted terrible, like you'd expect reconstituted milk powder to taste, even when hidden under a healthy amount of basil. Melted very fast too after processing on Lite
