Snowcapped Pink Strawberry Mountains(strawberry Granita)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs very ripe strawberries
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted (confectioner's sugar)
• 1 lemon, juice of (about 2 tbls.)
• 8 teaspoons whipping cream (heavy cream)

Recipe

• 1 gently wash and hull strawberries, then put in a food processor. process until crushed. working in batches, press puree through a fine sieve to extract seeds, and discard seeds.
• 2 whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice into strawberry juice. it should seem a little too sweet and a little too sharp; both tastes will be muted slightly when frozen.
• 3 pour puree into a bowl or shallow baking dish; the mix should be no deeper than about 1". freeze until solid, at least 1 hour.
• 4 remove from freezer 5 minutes before serving. using a sturdy scoop or spoon, mound granita into goblets and cap each with a trickle of cream. the cream will solidify, semifrozen, like a snowcap on a pink mountain!
• 5 serve quickly, before it has time to melt. enjoy!