TLC Cooking "Lemon Granita"

Lemon Granita

INGREDIENTS

Long strips of zest from one lemon
1	cup fresh lemon juice
2	cups water
2/3	cup sugar*
2	small bruised sprigs rosemary

* This is puckery- sweet (my taste). If you want the granita sweeter, you can increase by 1-2 tablespoons sugar.

PREPARATION:

Bring all ingredients to a boil in saucepan, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes. Place in refrigerator and chill completely.
Strain mixture into a 9" x 9" x 1-1/2" cake pan. Place in the freezer. Set a timer for thirty minutes. With a fork, scrape frozen crystals of granita from the edges of the pan towards the middle. Repeat every 1/2 hour, scraping where needed, until mixture is a frozen, icy fluff -- 2 - 3 hours.

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