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Orange Granita
Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, 2004

Ingredients
6 oranges
4 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
Sugar, to taste
3 sprigs basil
2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)

Directions
Clean and wash the oranges. Cut off the top 1/4 of the oranges and shave
a small slice off the bottom so it stands easily.

Using a grapefruit knife, cut out the flesh of the oranges and place in a strainer set over a bowl.
Be careful not to cut through the bottom. Stand the oranges on a cookie sheet and place in the
freezer and freeze until solid.

Press the flesh of the oranges through the strainer to extract all of the juice. You should end up

with about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of orange juice. Add the extra 4 cups orange juice. Stir in sugar, a
tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is of desired sweetness. Add the basil and orange-flavored
liqueur and let sit for 15 minutes.

Strain the mixture into a roasting pan or baking dish. The dish should be large enough so the liquid
is not more than 1-inch deep. Freeze the mixture for 1 hour. Remove from the freezer and scrape with
2 forks to break up ice. Return to the freezer and freeze until solid, about 2 to 3 hours, scraping
with forks every hour or so.

When the granite is frozen, scoop it into the orange shells and serve immediately.