DANDELION GRANITA
1 liter pitcher dandelion flower heads
3 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 lemons [juice]
_ harvest large flower heads and pack them lightly into your pitcher
_ cut off green and white parts [they are bitter]
[make sure you got rid of all spiders and bugs]
_ dissolve sugar in water and bring to a boil
_ as soon as simple syrup starts to boil pour over the pedals
_ let steep for 1 hour
_ use fine mesh to strain the pedals out of the mixture
_ stir in lemon juice
_ pour syrup into a freezer proof container [not higher than 1.5 cm]
_ freeze for at least 8 hours
_ take the dandelion ice block out of the container
_ roughly chop with a knife
_ puree with a blender
[taste to see if it needs more lemon juice]
_ enjoy immediately
LÖWENZAHN-GRANITA
1-Liter-Krug Löwenzahnblütenköpfe
750 ml Wasser
200 g Zucker
2 Zitronen [Saft]