Raspberry-Lemonade Granita
Instructions:
- From lemons, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1â„4 cup juice.
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat sugar, lemon peel, and 11â„2 cups water to boiling over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in raspberries. Cool sugar syrup to room temperature.
- In food processor with knife blade attached, blend mixture until pureed. With back of spoon, press puree through sieve into bowl; discard seeds. Stir in lemon juice and remaining 11â„2 cups water. Pour into 13" by 9" metal baking pan.
- Cover and freeze mixture about 11â„2 hours or until frozen around the edges. With fork, scrape ice, mixing it from the edge to the center. Repeat process about every 30 minutes or until mixture turns into ice shards, about 11â„2 hours.
- Serve granita right away, spooning shards into chilled dessert dishes or wine goblets. Or, cover and freeze up to 1 month. To serve, let stand about 5 minutes at room temperature to soften slightly. Makes about 8 cups or 16 servings.