Orange and Rose Petals Granita

Ingredients:

1 liter water
1/2 cup sugar
6 red roses
4 oranges, their juice
4 units anise

Preparing:

Freeze rose petals with water for 1 hour.
Break the ice with a fork and refrigerate for 1 more hour.
Repeat this step on more time.

Remove from freezer, liquefy the mixture, strain and freeze for 1 more hour.
Repeat the entire process with the orange juice and anise.

Liquefy both mixtures with sugar and serve.

Lemon Granita Italian Dessert

Ingredients:

3 lemons
2 1/4 cups cold water
3/4 cup lemon juice
100 g superfine sugar

Preparing:

Finely grate the lemon rind.
Bring to the boil the lemon rind and juice and superfine sugar.
Let simmer for 5 minutes and leave to cool.

Stir in the cold water and pour into a shallow freezer container with a lid.
Freeze for 6 hours, stirring occasionally to break up the ice.