Baklava with Rose Water and Tea Granita

Name: Baklava with Rose Water and Tea Granita
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 6 tea bags (preferably black tea); 177 milliliters half and half; 1 teaspoon rose water; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 liters bottled water

Baklava with Rose Water and Tea Granita might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 136 calories. This recipe serves 6. It is a very budget friendly recipe for fans of middl eastern food. If you have sugar, bottled water, rose water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 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.

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Rose Water

Sugar

Water

Add tea bags, pushing to submerge. Cover with foil; place on sunny windowsill.

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Tea Bag

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Aluminum Foil

Let steep until tea is dark, at least 3 hours.

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Tea

Remove tea bags and discard.

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Tea Bag

Mix half and half into tea.

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Half And Half

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.