Healthy Desserts Recipes - Lemon Gelato with Sugared Pastry
Twists
Ingredients
1/3 cup (80ml)
water
3/4 (165g) caster
sugar
1/4 cup (60ml)
light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups (375ml) water, extra
1 tablespoon
finely grated lemon rind
1 1/2 cups (375ml)
lemon juice
sugared pastry
twists
1/2 sheet
ready-rolled puff pastry
20g butter, melted
2 teaspoons
cinnamon sugar
pinch ground clove
Method:
Combine
water, sugar and corn syrup in small pan,
stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar
dissolves. Bring to boil; simmer uncovered,
without stirring, 4 minutes.
Stir in extra
water, rind and juice; pour mixture into 20 x 30cm
lamington pan, cover with foil, freeze until just
firm. Working quickly, transfer gelato mixture to
large bowl; beat with electric mixer until smooth.
Return mixture to
lamington pan, cover, freeze again until firm.
Repeat process once more. Serve in scoops with
Sugared Pastry Twists.
To make Sugared
Pastry twists: Using a fluted pastry cutter, cut
pastry width ways into 1 cm strips. Brush with
butter, sprinkle with combined cinnamon sugar and
clove. Twist into decorative shapes, place on
non-stick oven tray. Bake in moderate oven about 8
minutes or until lightly browned; cool on wire rack.