Sour Cherry Granita

"We came across a cherry tree while staying in southern France and used some of our lovely fruit in this recipe. If you want to add another layer of flavour, try steeping some green tea in with the mixture, when you add the ginger. A dash of amaretto could be nice as well."
 
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Ready In:
5hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Wash the cherries, then drain and pit them into a bowl, keeping all the juice.
  • Place the cherries and their juice in a food processor or in a blender and purée. Pass the purée through a fine sieve, set over a saucepan, and throw away the pulp.
  • Measure the cherries and add enough water to bring the total amount of fruit and water up to three cups. This should be about 2/3 cup water.
  • Put the cherries and water in the saucepan over a medium heat, along with the sugar and the ginger.
  • Cook until the sugar has dissolved, then take the pot off the heat and cool.
  • Run through a sieve again, if you feel it is necessary.
  • Pour into a shallow dish and freeze, stirring about once every hour, bringing ice crystals from the edge into the centre.
  • It will take about 5 hours to freeze completely.
  • Serve, or store in the freezer, covered, up to 2 days. You may have to take it out of the freezer for a few minutes before serving.

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This is a picture of me and my husband in Portugal, climbing up above the clouds with our bikes. Right now we are travelling around the world on our bicycles, so I only pop onto Zaar occasionally, when internet connections and time allow me to. If I don't reply to a message about one of my recipes, now you know why! Our trip may take several years so if it's urgent, it's probably better for you to post in the forums ;) Good food is really important to me -- I am happy to pay extra for food that I feel is produced in a sustainable and ethical way and always try to eat using seasonal produce. When we were in the UK we rarely shopped at supermarkets, trying instead to favour small producers, although we were very lucky in that we lived in London and there was lots of choice. We also were fortunate enough to have a weekly organic veg box delivered to our door, filled with so many lovely vegetables for very little money. It really opened my horizons in terms of the variety of vegetables I eat. If you're in the UK, check out Riverford for a box supplier as they're amazing! When I'm not eating I love to take pictures and travel with my husband. <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/ZWT2.gif">
 
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