May 31

May 31 In Season: Elderflower yogurt ice cream

Dessert, icecream, InSeason, Rezept, Selber machen

Photos: Jan-Peter Westermann
Rezept: Maik Schacht
Text: Leonie Kantratowicz

The membranes of my eardrums vibrate alarmingly as a torrent of high-pitched laughter rolls across the terrace like thunder. Worn down, I look past the edge of my hipster-lemonade to get a better look at the next table. Dressed up in glitter, frills and tinsel jewelry, there are eight women squeaking over the empty champagne glasses that are placed in front of them. I am reminded of the market salesman who clumsily stuck a Yucca Palm into my face saying - “I can tell that you want it" - while I dodged spit drops and felt like one of the space invaders. This is worse. Quietly I sigh, sitting in my beach chair and marveling at the achievements of human communication: women have managed to overcome the boundaries of words, word order, and grammar and have now reached a point, where a conversation can be upheld by unaesthetic sounds that can reach the volume of a big bang.

“Hello, waiter

I start cursing the Hugo - for my sudden loss of hearing and ruining the reputation of elderflower. As a tea, it actually helps against fever and colds and the vitamin C it contains gives the immune system a kick in the butt. The average Hamburger is in desperate need of it. Rheumatism, constipation, skin blemishes, difficulty falling asleep? Elderflower helps. It is even supposed to serve as a protection against evil spirits. The Celts knew that and planted an elderflower tree, for the case that their hated mother-in-law should decide to visit the house after she dies. Just to be safe.

Nowadays nobody knows about the powers of elderflower. Instead, the high society sip on the drink that we call Hugo, only to let out roars that will make the rest of the world feel faint. Let's face it, we should stop drowning the poor elderflower in prosecco from the discount supermarket. The poor thing can't even help that it tastes delicious. Why not use it for ice cream? It is fun and it protects your liver and nerves.

And I can't leave my earplugs at home.

Elderflower yogurt ice cream

Directions:

For the elderflower syrup, boil the sugar and water in a ratio of one to one. Clean the elderflower and pour the hot sugar syrup over it. Cover it up and leave it to soak overnight. On the following day, sieve the flowers through a kitchen towel and fill the syrup into small bottles.

For the ice cream, beat the homemade elderflower syrup with the egg yolk in a food processor or with a hand mixer until it reaches a fluffy consistency. In the meantime, use a saucepan to bring the cream and the milk to a boil. Pour the hot milk mixture into the egg custard cream and whisk until it has thickened, in a bath of hot water. Remove the mass from the water and stir with until cool, then add the greek yogurt. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker to create a creamy ice cream.

Elderflower syrup