Prep Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
- 1 pint (500 ml) water
- The zest of a half a lemon
- The juice of three lemons
- An ice cream machine
Preparation:
Bring the sugar, water and lemon zest to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes. Let the mixture cool, stir in the lemon juice, and make the sherbet, following the instructions given by the manufacturer of your ice cream machine.Yield: 6 servings lemon gelato.
Variations: you can also make lime sherbet, substituting limes for lemons, or orange sherbet, using the juice of three oranges and one lemon. If you choose to make the latter, reduce the sugar somewhat since oranges are naturally sweeter than lemons or limes.
