Lemon Plum Sorbet Recipes

LEMON PLUM SORBET

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add plums; cover and boil for 30-45 seconds. Drain and immediately place plums in ice water. Drain and pat dry. When cool enough to handle, remove skins. Cut in half; remove pits., In a small saucepan, bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add lemon juice and zest; set aside to cool., Place the plums in a food processor; add sugar syrup. Cover and process until smooth, 2-3 minutes. Transfer puree to an 8-in.- square dish. Freeze until edges begin to firm, about 1 hour; stir. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours longer., Just before serving, transfer to a food processor; cover and process until smooth, 2-3 minutes.

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.

PLUM SORBET

Steps:

• Bring the plums, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a boil in a large pot. Cook over medium heat until the plums have broken down, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the plum mixture to a food processor, add the lemon juice, and puree.
• Refrigerate until fully cool before following your ice-cream maker's manufacturer's suggestions for freezing.

PLUM SORBET

Steps:

• Halve and pit plums and in a large saucepan cook with remaining ingredients over moderate heat, stirring, until plums release their liquid and mixture comes to a simmer. Simmer mixture, stirring, 5 minutes and cool slightly.
• In a blender purée mixture in 2 batches and pour through a fine sieve into a bowl. Chill mixture, covered, until cold, about 2 hours. Freeze mixture in an ice-cream maker. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden. Sorbet keeps, covered and frozen, 1 week.