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Fruit granita in several flavours

ByronTalbott · ♥ 3.3K likes · 66.3K views · 12 min video

Read about sorbet, sherbet and granita in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • lemons
  • zest
Lemon: cut the lemons, zest some in first, then juice them.
Zesting and juicing the lemons
  • water
  • sugar
Add slightly warm water to help the sugar dissolve, add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
Dissolving the sugar in warm water
Pour onto the vessel it will freeze on.
  • blueberries
Variation, blueberry: smash the blueberries with sugar, add water, stir, then pour through a strainer.
  • melon
Variation, melon: take the skin off by following the line, press the flesh through the strainer with sugar and let the sugar dissolve; shake out the juice and keep the pulp out.
  • lime
  • honey
Freeze. Variation, lime: lime juice with some zest.
Lime, and honey with pomelo
  • pomelo
Variation, honey and pomelo: squeeze the pomelo and add honey, then stir.
Once frozen, scrape across the top with a fork; or use a shaver for a finer shave, almost like shave ice.
Scraping the frozen granita
Serve in mounds on a frozen plate.