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    "excerpt": "A peppermint granita: mint frozen and forked into fine, cooling crystals, sharp enough to clear the palate between courses. No machine, no caffeine.",
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            "prep": "15 min + 4 hr freeze",
            "serves": "Serves 6",
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            "ingredients": [
                "5 Teapigs Peppermint Leaves tea temples",
                "700ml water, boiled then left 30 seconds off the boil",
                "60g caster sugar",
                "Juice of half a lemon",
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                "Fresh mint, to serve"
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                "Stir the sugar into the warm mint brew until dissolved, stir in the lemon juice, then cool to room temperature.",
                "Pour into the wide tray and freeze flat so it sets fast and even.",
                "After 1 hour, drag a fork through the icy edges into the centre. Repeat every 30 to 45 minutes for about 3 to 4 hours.",
                "Each forking breaks the crystals so it sets as light flakes rather than a block.",
                "Fork through again and serve in small chilled glasses with a mint leaf, between courses or as a light pudding."
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