Thursday, June 25, 2009

recipes

since you asked so nicely....

You should probably just go ahead and make a double batch of the sherbet. You will thank me:

Lemon-Buttermilk Sherbet

David Lebovitz, The Perfect Scoop

1/3 cup water

2/3 cup sugar

1 lemon, preferably unsprayed

2 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)

  • In a medium, non-reactive saucepan, mix the water and sugar.
  • Grate the zest of the lemon directly into the saucepan.
  • Heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Remove from the heat and let stand until the syrup reaches room temperature.
  • Then chill thoroughly in the refrigerator.
  • Whisk the buttermilk into the syrup, then whisk in the lemon juice.
  • Freeze according to ice cream maker’s instructions.
For the Parisian Macarons, I used this recipe. They turned out delightful.

5 comments:

MOM THE BOMB said...

Can I use limes? I can't get lemons here.

MOM THE BOMB said...

or buttermilk

poodle said...

limes would work, but it's not the same without buttermilk. i have recipes sherbets that involve lime.

or make it next weekend when you're in houston!!!

Bexie Funk said...

thanks we'll make it when you come down!

Katie said...

I'm trying this tonight!

I know you can make buttermilk by putting 1 T vinegar or lemon juice into 1 c. of milk and letting it curdle for 10 minutes. I bet it you did it with whole milk or whipping cream you'd get pretty close to buttermilk? Just a thought for MOM THE BOMB.