Limoncello - make it don't buy it!

Name: Limoncello - make it don't buy it!
Yield: 1 bottle
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 large or 3 smaller lemons; 300 ml pure alcohol; Glass bottle 1 litre; 700 ml water; 300 g sugar

Miss Fluffy's Cooking (Angie's Italian Cooking) @missfluffy

Italy

You can't beat a glass of home made limoncello. Now the sun is up, the lemons are out. Use the best quality unwaxed (if possible) lemons you can find. It takes time to make it but trust me. It's more than worth it!!! This recipe has been in my husband's family for generations. Makes 1 litre. Please enjoy :) #italian #drink #liquor

Miss Fluffy's Cooking (Angie's Italian Cooking) @missfluffy

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Ingredients

1 bottle

2large or 3 smaller lemons
300 mlpure alcohol
Glassbottle 1 litre
700 mlwater
300 gsugar

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Steps

1

Wash and dry lemons well. Peel. Tear up into small pieces
2

Sterilise a litre glass bottle by adding boiling water, shaking for few mins (be careful it's hot) and pouring out the water. Then... Put lemon pieces into bottle and add alcohol. Seal well with lid, shake and leave in fridge for 3 weeks. Give a shake EVERY day! :) and a smell every now and then! Aaaaaaah
3

After 3 weeks. Bring 700 ml of water to the boil. Add 300 g of sugar and simmer for 2 mins to dissolve. Leave to cool completely
4

Meanwhile, using a large jug and 2-3 pieces of kitchen paper, start to drain the heavenly limoncello
5

Using a skewer, taken out all the lemon pieces (will take a bit of time)
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Turn up the kitchen paper and squeeze as much as possible. Try and get all the liquid out. Sterilise the bottle again
7

Put the sugar and water into the limoncello.
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Pour the entire lot into the bottle. Safely put the lid on. Shake and leave in fridge for MINIMUM of 1 month. Shake every day. Don't be tempted to try it before! Make it now and enjoy it when the good weather comes :)

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Miss Fluffy's Cooking (Angie's Italian Cooking) @missfluffy

on May 10, 2019 16:22

Italy

Cookpad UK member and ambassador living in Italy.Check out my website! www.angiesitalianhomecooking.comGo follow me on...Instagram: angies_italian_cookingI love food, I love cooking. I've learnt how to cook different things but especially how to cook Italian food. I've been living in Italy for a number of years now. My Italian husband approves of my cooking so I can't be too bad in the kitchen! If anyone has a question or recipe request, feel free to ask :) I aim to share my Italian cooking, entwined with a few other recipes. If you bookmark my recipes, please give me a like or a comment. Thanks :) Fluffy XXX