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Article: KITCHEN DETECTIVE: ; Try granita, a cold, summer treat; Frozen ice dessert consists of; water, sugar, lemon juice
- Article from:
- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- July 11, 2001
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A granita is nothing more than sugar, water, and lemon juice (and
fruit puree for some variations).
It is a relatively coarse frozen ice which, instead of being
churned in an ice cream machine, is simply placed into the freezer
in a shallow pan and then stirred and scraped every 20 minutes or so
until it achieves the proper consistency, which can take 2 to 3
hours.
Although simple in concept, it turns out that granitas are
relatively complicated and involve a bit of mathematics in order to
achieve the perfect balance of sweet and tart and a texture that is
icy and on the grainy side of smooth.
The major issue to be decided was sugar content. Recipes I
checked ranged from 15 percent sugar ...