Spiced Orange And Honey Sorbet

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup clover honey
• 2 tablespoons orange peel, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 1 star anise, whole
• 1 cardamom pod
• 2 cloves
• 1 bay leaf, small, preferably fresh
• 2 cups orange juice, fresh squeezed, chilled
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh squeezed

Recipe

• 1 combine all except the orange and lemon juices in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
• 2 boil until the syrup is thick and reduced to 2 cups, about 12 minutes.
• 3 discard bay leaf and cool the syrup.
• 4 strain the cool syrup and the orange and lemon juices into your ice cream maker bowl and process according to machine directions.
• 5 transfer to a container, cover and freeze until solid, at least six hours.