Strawberry Granita Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
2 pt strawberries
1 1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
Recipe Preparation
PLACE A NON-REACTIVE roasting pan or gratin dish in the freezer.
Rinse and hull the strawberries. Puree in the blender or food
processor and measure 2 1/2 cups puree. Bring sugar and water to a
boil in a saucepan, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Cool the
syrup and combine with the puree. Pour into the prepared pan and
return to the freezer. When the mixture starts to freeze, stir every
10 minutes or so, scraping the frozen mixture from the bottom and
sides of the pan and mixing it with the as-yet-unfrozen mixture. When
there is no longer any unfrozen liquid in the pan, pack the granita
into a chilled container and press plastic wrap against the surface.
Serve within a few hours for best texture. If the granita freezes to
a solid block, pop it out of the container and cut into thick slices
with a stainless steel knife. Chop the slices finely, replace in the
container and freeze until serving time. Serve the granita in chilled
stem glasses. Makes 1 Quart
Servings: 1
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