Baklava with Rose Water and Tea Granita

Ingredients

• 6  tea bags black (preferably tea)
• 0.8 cup half and half 
• 1 teaspoon rosewater 
• 0.8 cup sugar 
• 5 cups bottled water 
• 6 servings purchased baklava 
• 6 servings purchased baklava 

Equipment

• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Stir 5 cups water, sugar, and rose water in large pitcher until sugar dissolves.
2. Add tea bags, pushing to submerge. Cover with foil; place on sunny windowsill.
3. Let steep until tea is dark, at least 3 hours.
4. Remove tea bags and discard.
5. Mix half and half into tea.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Using tines of fork, scrape granita in dish into flakes. Cover; freeze.
9. Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead.
10. Spoon granita into dishes; sprinkle with rose petals, if desired.
11. Serve granita with baklava.