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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
8 medium limes (about 1 1/2 pounds) |
2 cups simple syrup |
1 cup water |
Directions:
1. Line a baking sheet with plastic wrap. 2. Wash limes and halve lengthwise. Working over a bowl to catch juices, with a small sharp knife cut between flesh and pith to loosen flesh and with a spoon scoop out flesh in 1 piece. Into bowl squeeze juice from lime flesh with hands and discard membranes. Scrape any remaining membranes and juice from lime halves into bowl. Pour lime juice through a sieve into a measuring cup to measure 1 cup, discarding membranes. Put lime shells on baking sheet and freeze while making sorbet. 3. In a bowl stir together 1 cup lime juice, syrup, and water and freeze in an ice-cream maker. Scoop sorbet into frozen shells, smoothing surfaces so they are level. Freeze filled lime shells at least 6 hours, or until frozen hard. Frozen sorbets in shells may be wrapped individually in plastic wrap and kept in freezer 1 week. |
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