Pear Sorbet (Sorbetto alle Pere) - Italian Recipes

Pear Sorbet (Sorbetto alle Pere) - Italian Recipes

Ingredients

2 cups water
1/3 cup granulated sugar
4 medium-ripe pears, 1 1/2pounds,peeled, cored and cut into pieces.
Juice of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons brandy

Directions

Put the water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a gently boil over medium heat. Cook until sugar is all dissolved and syrup is medium thick, 6-7 minutes. Transfer syrup to a bowl and cool. Put the pears, lemon juice, grappa or pear brandy, and cooled syrup in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour the misture through a strainer and into cover cantainer and put in th freezer.

Serves 4