Lemon Buttermilk Sorbet Recipes

LEMON-BUTTERMILK SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and let syrup cool. Chill in refrigerator.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, syrup, vanilla bean and scraping, lemon juice and zest. Taste and adjust sweetness or acid. Pour into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions.

LEMON-BUTTERMILK SORBET

Steps:

• Stir sugar, lemon juice and peel in medium bowl.
• Add buttermilk; stir until sugar dissolves.
• Chill until cold, about 4 hours.
• Process mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Transfer to container with lid; freeze.
• (Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep frozen.)
• **I estimated the freezer time, after it is made in the ice cream maker, at 3 hours. It just depends on you frig and how frozen you want the sorbet. I did not include the actual time to make in the ice cream maker, as each one is different.

LEMON-BUTTERMILK SORBET

Steps:

• Stir sugar, lemon juice and peel in medium bowl. Add buttermilk; stir until sugar dissolves. Chill until cold, about 4 hours. Process mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to container with lid; freeze. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep frozen.)

LEMON SORBET

Steps:

• With a sharp paring knife, cut off the tops of the lemons (about one inch). With a teaspoon, remove the pulp from the lemons, being careful not to damage the shells.
• Extract the juice from the lemon pulp by pressing it through a sieve into a bowl. Reserve one cup of the juice.
• Put lemon shells including tops on a tray in the freezer.
• To make the sorbet, combine water and sugar in a heavy saucepan, and bring mixture to a boil. Boil for three minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat and add lemon juice and lemon rind. Allow to cool.
• Put mixture into sorbet machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Beat the egg white and fold into the sorbet. Store in freezer.
• Just before serving, fill the lemon shells with the sorbet, decorate each with a mint leaf, and replace the tops.

LEMON SORBET

Steps:

• Prepare an ice bath. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and 2 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar completely dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add lemon juice. Pour mixture into a medium bowl; chill over the ice bath or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Freeze mixture in an ice-cream maker, according to manufacturer's directions. Place in an airtight container in the freezer; store up to 1 month.

APRICOT-CHERRY CRISP WITH LEMON-BUTTERMILK SORBET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Place first 5 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; toss. Blend granola and butter in processor until moist crumbs form. Sprinkle topping evenly over apricot-cherry mixture. Bake until filling bubbles thickly around edges, about 50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with sorbet.

LEMON BUTTERMILK SHERBET

Steps:

• Prepare an ice bath. Place lemon juice in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Boil until reduced by half, about 12 minutes. Add sugar; stir until dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the buttermilk, cream, corn syrup, salt, and candied lemon zest. Chill over the ice bath or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Freeze mixture in an ice-cream maker, according to manufacturer's directions. Place in an airtight container in the freezer; store up to 1 month.

BUTTERMILK SORBET FOR RHUBARB FLOAT

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Stir together sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour into a metal bowl set over ice-water bath. Let cool completely, stirring occasionally.
• Whisk in buttermilk, cream, corn syrup, salt, and vanilla seeds (reserve vanilla bean for another use). Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container; freeze at least 1 hour (up to 3 days) before serving.

LEMON SORBET

Steps:

• In a saucepan, stir together the diced lemon peel, 1 cup of water and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool.
• In a pitcher or bowl, stir together the lemon syrup with peel, lemon juice and mineral water. Pour into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Garnish each serving with a twist of lemon peel.
• If you do not have an ice cream maker, you may freeze it in a tall canister. Freeze for 1 1/2 hours. Remove and stir with a whisk. Return to the freezer and stir about once every hour for about 4 hours. The more times you stir, the more air will be incorporated, resulting in a lighter finished product.