Orange Sherbet I

7 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Ready In: 4 hr

“Orange and lemon juice are combined with gelatin, whipped cream and a beaten egg-white and then frozen in this traditional orange sherbet. This recipe contains raw eggs. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly and the infirm do not consume raw eggs.” - by LUCY WILSON

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

Place cold water in a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin over the surface. Allow to stand 5 minutes.
In a medium bowl, stir together boiling water, 3/4 cup sugar and soaked gelatin. Stir until gelatin and sugar are dissolved. Stir in orange zest, orange juice, lemon juice and egg yolk. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whip cream with 3 tablespoons sugar and salt until stiff peaks form. In a separate bowl, whip egg white until stiff. Fold into whipped cream. Stir in juice mixture a little at a time. Pour into a shallow dish and place in freezer. Freeze until firm, stirring twice during the first hour.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
216 cal
11%

Fat
8.1 g
12%

Carbs
35.5 g
11%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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TRISHPIKE

Oct. 9, 2003

"Really delicious! I've been searching for a good sherbet recipe for a long time . . . Now I've found it! I allowed the juice/zest mix to cool well and then strained the zest out before adding the cr..." See moreeam and egg white. Made it "melt-in-your-mouth." Excellent!"

Anna Dunster

May. 25, 2006

"Wonderful sherbet! But next time, I will definitely strain out the zest. Picking bits of zest out was my only problem. But wonderful wonderful flavor!..." See more"

SHORECOOK

Mar. 9, 2009

"Excellent orange/cream taste! I grated the zest finely as I wanted the smallest pieces possible. I felt straining out the zest would lose flavor. I found I needed to stir about every half hour for ..." See morethe first 2 hours to avoid separation. The effort to make this is well worth the time."

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