1-2-3 Blackberry Sherbet

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh blackberries
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups buttermilk
• Garnish: fresh blackberries

Directions

1. Stir together 4 cups blackberries and sugar in a bowl; let mixture stand 30 minutes.
2. Process blackberry mixture in a food processor or blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
3. Pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a 9-inch square pan, discarding solids; stir in buttermilk.
4. Cover and freeze 8 hours.
5. Break frozen mixture into chunks, and place in a bowl; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
6. Return to pan; cover and freeze 3 hours or until firm.
7. Garnish, if desired.
8. 2 (14-ounce) packages frozen blackberries, thawed, may be substituted for fresh blackberries.

Kitchen Express

1. Double the ingredient amounts and combine blackberry juice and buttermilk in freezer container of a 4-quart electric freezer.
2. Freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Pack freezer with additional ice and rock salt, and let stand 1 hour before serving.

Contributed by:

• SF&SC Y-Group