Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Pear Sorbet (sorbet De Poire)

Category: Ice Cream

Canned or fresh pears

Lemon juice

1 3/4 cups granulated sugar

1 cup water

2 egg whites

Blend enough canned or fresh pears, poached with the juice of 1 lemon for 10 minutes, to make 2 cups

purée.

Combine sugar and water, and boil 5 minutes. Mix with purée and cool completely.

Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into pear mixture along with the juice of 1 lemon (if more lemon is

needed). Freeze in a mechanical freezer tray, stirring as necessary.