LIME SORBET

I have wanted to make my own sorbet ever since I learnt how to spell this word. The recipe below does not require many ingredients and is quite easy to make. My lime sorbet was polished off in a matter of minutes!  

You can substitute lime for several other types of fruit, such as grapefruit, lemon or strawberry. I for one can’t wait to try my hand at making raspberry sorbet. Stay tuned! 

INGREDIENTS 

• 2 tablespoons finely grated lime rind 
• 2 1/2 cups water 
• 1 egg white
• 3/4 cup lime juice
• 1 cup caster sugar 

COOKING 

1. Combine rind, water and sugar in a medium saucepan on high heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Decrease heat and simmer without stirring, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Pour mixture into a large heatproof jug. Let liquid cool to room temperature and then stir in lime juice. 

2. Place the mixture into a loaf pan (I used a cake loaf tin) and freeze overnight.

3. The next day remove the loaf tin from the freezer and allow sorbet to thaw for a few minutes. Using a food processor, process the sorbet with the egg white until smooth and fluffy. This should only take a few minutes at most. Return the mixture to the loaf pan and freeze until solid. This will take a minimum of 4 hours. Serve with lime slices if desired. 

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Recipe from AWW 1000 best ever recipes.