Granita is the flaky Italian cafe ice, and Green Tea makes a lovely one. You build it on a strong brew of the everyday green, sweeten it lightly, sharpen it with lemon, then freeze it in a shallow tub, scraping it through with a fork as it sets so it turns to soft icy crystals rather than a solid block.
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It serves four and is dairy-free. Brew it strong but still at 80C so the base does not turn bitter.
You'll need
- 3 tea bags of True English Tea Everyday Green Tea
- 400ml just-off-boil water cooled to about 80C (boil, then rest the kettle for roughly 90 seconds)
- 60g caster sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
Method
- Rest the boiled kettle for about 90 seconds, then steep three bags in 400ml of roughly 80C water for 4 minutes. Lift the bags out without squeezing.
- Stir the sugar into the hot tea until dissolved, then add the lemon juice. Cool completely.
- Pour into a shallow freezer tub and freeze. After about an hour, scrape through with a fork, then repeat every 30 to 40 minutes for 3 to 4 hours until you have light, icy flakes.
- Fork through once more and spoon into glasses.
- Scrape more often near the end for finer flakes, or less for a chunkier, slushier texture.
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Brewed with: True English Tea (T.E.T) Everyday Green Tea, 20 Tea Bags 35g
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