Because of the alcohol used in this recipe, the sorbet never freezes rock solid.
sorbet au cidre brut
250 milliliters  dry Normandy-style cider
70 grams  finely granulated sugar
30 grams  invert sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons  lemon juice
30 milliliters  calvados
1.   Combine the first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until the sugars are dissolved. Strain though a chinois and add the calvados. Chill.
2.   Freeze mixture in an ice cream machine. Harden in a freezer.
3.   Move the sorbet to a refrigerator for a few minutes before serving.
Yield: about 4 servings.
Source: Frédéric Médigue, Le Château d’Amondans.


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