Monday, May 21, 2007

SHF #31 - Lemon Sorbet

I finally tried out my ice cream maker! Of course it was way easier than I had expected, and now I can't wait to try out all of the fabulous-looking recipes that have been popping up lately. A friend had put in a request for lemon sorbet, and sorbet didn't have the intimidation factor of actual ice cream, AND the Sugar High Friday event is requesting white food! So here we are.

I found different versions of this recipe on several different blogs. Some of them included alcohol and I wish I had made the trip to the liquor store because my sorbet ended up freezing up too hard. But the flavor was perfect - not too sweet, and very lemony. And while the texture worked itself out after being left on the kitchen counter for a little while, I'll definitely try it with the booze next time.

Lemon Sorbet

- 1 cup lemon juice
- 2 1/2 cups water
- zest of 2or 3 lemons (I added some orange zest too)
- 3/4 cups sugar

Place zest, sugar, and water in sauce pan and warm until sugar is melted. Chill completely, then add juice. Put in ice cream maker, according to directions. Makes about 1 quart.

7 comments:

Freya said...

This looks so delicious and refreshing! I love lemon sorbet!

Patricia Scarpin said...

What a great way to take part in the SHF - I'd love some of this sorbet right now! :)

tara said...

I have, for a long time, been trying to justify buying an ice cream maker. This is a surefire way to get me moving to the store! Thank you so much for taking the time to participate in this month's SHF!

Helene said...

I want some now...! looks so refreshing! Beautiful job!

Thistlemoon said...

That looks incredible and refreshing!

Michelle | Bleeding Espresso said...

Yum! Perfect summer recipe :)

Gattina Cheung said...

it's really look delicious! Adding booze sounds wonderful too :D