Strawberry Granita
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Strawberry Granita
Recipe by: Pasta Evangelists, pastaevangelists. com
Serves: 4 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes( plus minimum 5 hours freezing time)
Ingredients:
• 400g strawberries, hulled and halved
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 100ml water
• 100g caster sugar
Method:
1. Put the water and sugar into a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring regularly.
2. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and leave to cool( speed the process up by sitting the pan in some cold water).
3. Put the strawberries and lemon juice into your food processor and blend to a purée.
4. Combine with the cooled sugar syrup, then strain into a shallow container. Put the container in the freezer.
5. After an hour, remove the container and fluff it up with a fork, breaking down any ice crystals that have formed.
6. Repeat this process every half hour( or every time the thought pops into your head) until the mixture sets – this should take around 5-7 hours.
7. Spoon into glasses and serve. For a decadent upgrade, top your granita with a spoonful of freshly whipped cream.
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