This sugar, used in the cookies and lime ice, is great to have on hand for sprinkling on cut fruit or to add a boost to iced tea.
Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 45 min
Cooks' notes:
·Lime sugar may be made 3 days ahead and kept, chilled, in an airtight container.
·The sugar becomes aerated in the food processor; do not pack when measuring.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients
6 limes
2 1/4 cups sugar
Preparation
Remove zest from limes in strips with a vegetable peeler and cut away any white pith from zest (pith imparts a bitter flavor). Chop zest (about 1/2 cup), then grind in a food processor with sugar until mixture is pale green with bits of zest still visible.
