I seem to be on a roll.
I've just started a batch of Limoncello. It'll be a while before it's ready, and it has another step in the process in a week's time, but I'm sure it will be lovely.
The original recipe was for 1l of Vodka. I used a 70cl bottle, and adjusted the quantities accordingly.
Step 1
3.5 ripe lemons, pared very thinly. I used a potato peeler to try and avoid white pith.
70cl bottle plain vodka (1L for 1L recipe)
Step 2, 1 week later
525g Sugar (750g if 1 litre)
500ml boiling water (700ml if 1 Litre)
Step 3, 1 week later still
1 lemon to decorate.
Method
Step 1
Pare the rind, avoiding the pith. Put into a large (1.5L) Le Parfait/Kilner jar. If using 1 litre of vodka, you could use 2x1litre jars and divide things between the two.
Pour on the vodka, shake gently. Leave for a week, shaking from time to time
Step 2 - 1 week later
Put the sugar in a bowl, pour on the boiling water, stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add the vodka and lemon mix, stir well. Recipe says cover and leave for a week, I would put it into a clean Kilner jar.
Step 3 - Another week later
Strain the liquid and divide into bottles or jars for long term storage/gifts etc. Add a few strips of fresh lemon rind to each jar.
Recipe says this keeps for years, and has some fab ideas on what to do with it, including - making an adult lemon drizzle cake; serving it chilled in chilled shot glasses as a digestif (after dinner drink).
I'm rather liking this "How to Make Your Own Drinks" book by Susy Atkins. I've come across a number of similar recipes before (my previous must-have book on turning our home produce into delicious alcoholic beverages was "cordials from your kitchen". In the US, "cordial" doesn't mean a non-alcoholic squash!
I've just started a batch of Limoncello. It'll be a while before it's ready, and it has another step in the process in a week's time, but I'm sure it will be lovely.
The original recipe was for 1l of Vodka. I used a 70cl bottle, and adjusted the quantities accordingly.
Step 1
3.5 ripe lemons, pared very thinly. I used a potato peeler to try and avoid white pith.
70cl bottle plain vodka (1L for 1L recipe)
Step 2, 1 week later
525g Sugar (750g if 1 litre)
500ml boiling water (700ml if 1 Litre)
Step 3, 1 week later still
1 lemon to decorate.
Method
Step 1
Pare the rind, avoiding the pith. Put into a large (1.5L) Le Parfait/Kilner jar. If using 1 litre of vodka, you could use 2x1litre jars and divide things between the two.
Pour on the vodka, shake gently. Leave for a week, shaking from time to time
Step 2 - 1 week later
Put the sugar in a bowl, pour on the boiling water, stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add the vodka and lemon mix, stir well. Recipe says cover and leave for a week, I would put it into a clean Kilner jar.
Step 3 - Another week later
Strain the liquid and divide into bottles or jars for long term storage/gifts etc. Add a few strips of fresh lemon rind to each jar.
Recipe says this keeps for years, and has some fab ideas on what to do with it, including - making an adult lemon drizzle cake; serving it chilled in chilled shot glasses as a digestif (after dinner drink).
I'm rather liking this "How to Make Your Own Drinks" book by Susy Atkins. I've come across a number of similar recipes before (my previous must-have book on turning our home produce into delicious alcoholic beverages was "cordials from your kitchen". In the US, "cordial" doesn't mean a non-alcoholic squash!
