Candied Lemon Zest For Iced Raspberry Lemon Syllabub Recipes

ICED RASPBERRY LEMON SYLLABUB WITH PRALINE

Steps:

• Coat an 11-by-17-inch baking pan lightly with canola oil; set aside. To make the praline, put sugar in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons water. Stir over medium heat until the sugar has completely dissolved, without boiling. Stop stirring; raise the heat. Boil syrup, tilting and swirling pan, until it turns caramel brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and quickly stir in the nuts. Pour onto prepared baking sheet; set aside to cool. When completely cool, cut the praline into small pieces. Set aside. Praline may be made up to 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
• To make the syllabub, place half the berries into a medium bowl, and crush them gently against the side of the bowl with the back of a spoon to release their juices. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine lemon juice, sherry, and remaining 1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. With machine on low, trickle in cream. Whisk just until cream holds its shape. Remove bowl from mixer; gently fold in the macerated and remaining fresh berries.
• Sprinkle the praline in the bottom of each glass. Spoon syllabub into glasses. Transfer the glasses to the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight, until frozen and frosty. Sprinkle each with praline and candied lemon zest. Serve immediately.

LEMON SYLLABUB

Steps:

• Whip the cream and sugar together until soft peaks form. Stir in the wine, most of the lemon zest and the juice. Spoon into glasses or bowls, sprinkle with the remaining zest and serve with almond thins or berries.

CANDIED LEMON ZEST FOR ICED RASPBERRY LEMON SYLLABUB

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, cut the zest from the lemons. Use a knife to remove any white pith, and cut zest as thinly as possible lengthwise.
• Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add zest; blanch for 1 minute, drain, and rinse under cold water.
• In the same saucepan, combine sugar and 2 cups water; bring to a simmer. Cook until sugar dissolves completely, about 2 minutes. Add lemon zest. Simmer until translucent, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat; let zest cool in syrup. When cool, transfer zest and syrup to an airtight plastic container.

CANDIED LEMON ZEST

Steps:

• Remove zest from lemons with a vegetable peeler, keeping pieces long. Remove white pith using a paring knife. Cut into a fine julienne using a very sharp knife. Place julienned zest in a small bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand 30 minutes; drain.
• Bring sugar and the cool water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. When sugar is completely dissolved, add julienned zest, reduce heat to medium low, and cook 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand overnight.

CANDIED LEMON ZEST

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest from the lemons, keeping the strips as long as possible. Use a paring knife to remove the bitter white pith from the zest, and discard. Using a sharp chef's knife, finely julienne the strips of zest, and then place them in a small bowl. Cover the zest with boiling water; let stand for 30 minutes, then drain.
• Heat the sugar and cool water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, then add the julienned zest. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and let stand at room temperature overnight. Remove the zest, and drain on wire rack. Roll the zest in the sugar. Dry on a wire rack. The zest can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

BLACKBERRY ICE CREAM WITH CANDIED LEMON ZEST

Steps:

• Remove the zest (the colored part of the peel, not the white) of the lemons in long strips with a vegetable peeler or paring knife and cut into matchstick size. Juice enough lemons to yield 1/2 cup.
• Combine 1 cup of the sugar and the water in a medium saucepan and heat to boiling, swirling the pan instead of stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon zest strips and boil over medium-high heat for 30 minutes or until the lemon strips are translucent and syrup forms big, sticky bubbles that cover the surface.
• Remove pan from heat and take peel from pan with a fork to a sieve placed over a bowl. Cool zest strips until dried. Reserve syrup for another use; for example, for lemonade or sorbet.
• While lemon zest cools, puree blackberries in a food processor and push pulp through a wire sieve placed over a large bowl to remove seeds. Add the remaining 2 cups of sugar, the cassis, reserved lemon juice and the cream to the blackberry puree and whisk until blended.
• Grease a cutting board with nonstick cooking spray and spread out the candied lemon peel over surface. Coat candied lemon zest with cooking spray and finely chop; stir it into berry mixture. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
• Freeze mixture in an ice-cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. If ice cream is very soft, transfer to a container, cover and freeze until hard.

CANDIED LEMON PEEL

Steps:

• Cut lemons into slices about 1/4 inch thick and remove the fruit pulp. Cut the rings in half so the peels are in long strips.
• Bring water and lemon peel to a boil in a small pan. Drain water, and repeat with fresh cold water. Repeat the boiling step three times (see Editor's Note). Drain and set peels aside.
• Combine 2 cups fresh water with 2 cups sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat to low and stir in citrus peels; simmer until the white pith is translucent. Store peels in syrup, refrigerated, to keep them soft, or allow them to dry. Toss dry candied peels in additional sugar and store airtight at room temperature.