Monday, January 23, 2012

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Make Lemon Sorbet. Or Lemon Water.




Faith has become our resident sorbet maker. She has quite an assortment of flavors: cherry, pear, peach, orange, pineapple, and lemon. She says that lemon is her favorite.
I have tried, on numerous occasions,to get pictures from beginning to end. But I have yet to get the finished product. But here are some of her and her helpers in action.


Lemon Sorbet
(She tweaked it slightly by reducing the sugar)
1/2 cup sugar
pinch of salt
2tsp grated lemon zest
1 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup lemon juice (3-5 lemons)


Blend fruit, sugar, and salt until combined. While machine is still running, pour in the remaining ingredients, keeping blending until the sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Strain the mixture into a large bowl and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 1 hour.
Pour the chilled mixture into the ice cream machine and churn until the mixture resembles a soft-serve ice cream. Transfer the the sorbet to an airtight container and press plastic wrap flush against the surface. Cover the container and freeze the sorbet until firm, about 3 hours.

3 comments:

  1. Maybe we'll try this with our Rangpur Limes. Thanks for the "how to."

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  2. You are welcome. And the original sugar amount is 1 cup. Nadia said the recipe is actually for lemon or lime. Let us know how it turns out.

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  3. Sounds so yummy. I have a few cups of lime juice I've frozen, and keep meaning to sorbet it. . . It's nice to have little elf-makers, isn't it?

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