Sour Cherry Granita

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs fresh cherries
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated

Recipe

• 1 wash the cherries, then drain and pit them into a bowl, keeping all the juice.
• 2 place the cherries and their juice in a food processor or in a blender and purée. pass the purée through a fine sieve, set over a saucepan, and throw away the pulp.
• 3 measure the cherries and add enough water to bring the total amount of fruit and water up to three cups. this should be about 2/3 cup water.
• 4 put the cherries and water in the saucepan over a medium heat, along with the sugar and the ginger.
• 5 cook until the sugar has dissolved, then take the pot off the heat and cool.
• 6 run through a sieve again, if you feel it is necessary.
• 7 pour into a shallow dish and freeze, stirring about once every hour, bringing ice crystals from the edge into the centre.
• 8 it will take about 5 hours to freeze completely.
• 9 serve, or store in the freezer, covered, up to 2 days. you may have to take it out of the freezer for a few minutes before serving.