Can I make gelato?

So I gushed a bit about my new ice cream maker, but will it make gelato? Is gelato just about the egg content? I found a recipe, but I (of course!) want to discuss first...

Will it work? What do you guys think?

[Robin Garr]

So I gushed a bit about my new ice cream maker, but will it make gelato? Is gelato just about the egg content? I found a recipe, but I (of course!) want to discuss first...

Will it work? What do you guys think?

Barb, this quote from TheWorldOfIceCream.com suggests that gelato has to be made by a different process that doesn't incorporate air, which is why it's so dense. This hints that a regular ice-cream maker won't work, alas:

GELATO = less fat + no air added = rich creamier taste

Premium ice creams are made with fresh cream (not condensed or powdered milk), real eggs, and natural flavorings. Quality ingredients aside, lesser ice creams also have more air whipped in. As much as half the carton may be air, in fact. More air--or "overrun"--means softer ice cream that scoops more easily and melts more quickly. Premium ice creams have very little air added; gelato has no air added at all. (There’s a minimal amount of air that's incorporated naturally because of the churning process.)

Gelato and some premium ice creams are so dense that they require a slightly higher serving temperature, a perfect point where your scoop is firm but not hard and not so soft that it melts immediately. Gelato recipes usually include more egg yolks, more milk and less cream. It actually has less fat than regular ice cream, but gelato's low overrun makes for an extremely dense, rich and creamy treat.

[Robin Garr]

Here's another possible help, Barb. No guarantees whether this will work, but hey, you can even eat any mistakes, probably ...

http://www.pickyourown.org/howtomakegelato.htm

[Robin Garr]

And finally! If your Italian food vocabulary is up to it, and I expect it is, then check out some of these gelato recipes from an Italian site:

http://www.cookaround.com/cucina/gelato/vedi-1.php

LOL! I suppose no one in this house will complain about any experiments. Eggs are not exactly expensive!