Lemon Tea Snow with Strawberry Sauce
Yield
8 servingsPrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
2 hrsLow Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow | |||
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
water
boiling |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
tea
instant |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
lemon juice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 2 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| Strawberry sauce | |||
| 1 ½ | cups |
strawberries
halved |
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
currant jelly
|
*
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cornstarch
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
water
cold |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow | |||
| 177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 45 | ml |
tea
instant |
|
| 79 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 2 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| Strawberry sauce | |||
| 355 | ml |
strawberries
halved |
*
|
| 79 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 118 | ml |
currant jelly
|
*
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 15 | ml |
water
cold |
|
Directions
In a medium bowl, mix gelatin with sugar and salt.
Add boiling water and stir until gelatin as completely dissolved.
Mix in tea, lemon juice and rind.
Chill, stir occasionally until thickened and mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon.
Add egg whites to thickened gelatin.
Beat at high speed until mixture begins to hold its shape, about 10 minutes.
If kitchen is very warm, beat over ice water.
Turn into a 6-cup crystal bowl.
Chill until firm.
For the sauce, in a saucepan, combine strawberries, sugar and jelly; bring to a boil.
Mix cornstarch with cold water.
Add to strawberries and cook, stirring constantly until clear.
Chill, serve over snow.
Pair this delectable dessert with a pitcher of iced tea, garnished with a lemon slice or sprig of hot tea.
