LIME SORBETS

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Categories     Dessert     Freeze/Chill     Frozen Dessert     Lime     Summer     Vegan     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 3

8 medium limes (about 1 1/2 pounds)
2 cups Simple Syrup
1 cup water

Steps:

  • Line a baking sheet with plastic wrap.
  • Wash limes and halve lengthwise. Working over a bowl to catch juices, with a small sharp knife cut between flesh and pith to loosen flesh and with a spoon scoop out flesh in 1 piece. Into bowl squeeze juice from lime flesh with hands and discard membranes. Scrape any remaining membranes and juice from lime halves into bowl. Pour lime juice through a sieve into a measuring cup to measure 1 cup, discarding membranes. Put lime shells on baking sheet and freeze while making sorbet.
  • In a bowl stir together 1 cup lime juice, syrup, and water and freeze in an ice-cream maker. Scoop sorbet into frozen shells, smoothing surfaces so they are level. Freeze filled lime shells at least 6 hours, or until frozen hard. Frozen sorbets in shells may be wrapped individually in plastic wrap and kept in freezer 1 week.

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