Lime granite - bon appetit
2 1/4 cups
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Torn fresh mint leaves |
| 1 | cup | Strained fresh lime juice (about 7 large limes) |
| Fresh mint sprigs | ||
Directions
Cook sugar and water in heavy small saucepan over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Add 1 T mint leaves. Cool syrup.
Whisk lime juice into syrup. Strain into ice cube trays (with dividers) and freeze until solid. Transfer cubes to heavy-duty plastic freezer bag. Freeze.
Just before serving, place cubes in bowl. Using fork or knife, break cubes into coarse crystals. Divide granite among glasses. Garnish with mint.
Bon Appetit/August/89 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary