Baklava with Rose Water and Tea Granita
Baklava with Rose Water and Tea Granita might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe makes 6 servings with 136 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have sugar, half and half, purchased baklava, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is an inexpensive recipe for fans of middl eastern food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian diet.
Instructions
Stir 5 cups water, sugar, and rose water in large pitcher until sugar dissolves.
Add tea bags, pushing to submerge. Cover with foil; place on sunny windowsill.
Let steep until tea is dark, at least 3 hours.
Remove tea bags and discard.
Mix half and half into tea.
Pour mixture into 13x9x2-inch glass dish. Freeze until frozen around edges, about 1 hour. Coarsely chop mixture in dish. Freeze until almost solid, about 1 hour longer.
Working in 2 batches, transfer granita to processor and blend until smooth. Return to same dish and freeze 1 hour. Repeat blending in 2 batches 1 more time. Freeze 1 hour.
Using tines of fork, scrape granita in dish into flakes. Cover; freeze.
Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead.
Spoon granita into dishes; sprinkle with rose petals, if desired.
Serve granita with baklava.