Limoncello
This is my favorite Limoncello recipe. It’s perfect for summer entertaining. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
8 lemons
1 (750 liter) bottle of unflavored vodka
2 cups of water
2 cups of sugar
Directions:
Peel 8 lemons. Use yellow rind only, as the white part will make it bitter. Put lemon peels in a glass bowl.
Pour vodka over lemon peels. Cover bowl.
Put in a cool, dark cupboard for 7 to 12 days.
Put 2 cups of water in a pot. Add 2 cups of sugar and heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let sugar solution cool to room temperature.
Pour lemon and alcohol solution through a strainer into the cool sugar water.
Put in bottle. Put bottle in freezer.
*You can use this recipe to make Orange Blossom liqueur. Substitute 1 1/2 cups orange blossoms for the lemon rind.
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