earl grey granite

steve bennett

steve bennett

25th February 2011
steve bennett

earl grey granite

not particularly sweet, this is a nice refreshing inclusion to citrus desserts

Ingredients

  • 70g sugar A
  • 3 tablespoons earl grey tea (or 3 bags) A
  • 400ml water A
  • juice 1/2 lemon B

Method

simmer A til sugar is dissolved, and the tea has infused. add B, sieve and chill.
freeze in a shallow tray. every 20 minutes, stir the mix. when it starts to freeze, scrape the frozen parts with a fork to create 'rocks' keep doing this every 20 mins until all the mix is like small rocks. place into a tub. and keep frozen.

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