Baklava with Rose Water and Tea Granita

• 5 cups bottled water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon rose water*
• 6 tea bags (preferably black tea)
• 3/4 cup half and half
• Organic rose petals (optional)
• Purchased baklava
• *Rose water is available at some supermarkets, specialty foods stores, and Middle Eastern markets or online from adrianascaravan.com.

1. Stir 5 cups water, sugar, and rose water in large pitcher until sugar dissolves.
2. Add tea bags, pushing to submerge.
3. Cover with foil; place on sunny windowsill.
4. Let steep until tea is dark, at least 3 hours.
5. Remove tea bags and discard.
6. Mix half and half into tea.
7. Pour mixture into 13x9x2-inch glass dish.
8. Freeze until frozen around edges, about 1 hour.
9. Coarsely chop mixture in dish.
10. Freeze until almost solid, about 1 hour longer.
11. Working in 2 batches, transfer granita to processor and blend until smooth.
12. Return to same dish and freeze 1 hour.
13. Repeat blending in 2 batches 1 more time.
14. Freeze 1 hour.
15. Using tines of fork, scrape granita in dish into flakes.
16. Cover; freeze.
17. Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead.
18. Spoon granita into dishes; sprinkle with rose petals, if desired.
19. Serve granita with baklava.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/baklava-with-rose-water-and-tea-granita-235615 (may not work)