Limoncello

I was recently given a bucket or organic home grown limes (they got 11 buckets of limes from one tree! Amazing I know!!)

Any way I made cordial (enough to last the year! Yum) - And STIIIIILLLLLL had limes left! So I spent an afternoon making lime butter, but alas... Still limes so what's one to do but make limoncello! (technically its made with lemons but I used limes!)

Recipe:

Ingredients-

5 organic lemons (or 6 organic limes)

1l bottle vodka (750ml) 

750g caster sugar

700ml boiling water

Method-

Peel the zest from all the lemons/limes, make sure not to include any white pith it's bitter!

Put the zest in a large clean jar and pour over the vodka. 

Cover with a tightly fitting lid and leave for 2 weeks, shaking the jar each day.

After 2 weeks-

Put the sugar in a heatproof bowl and pour over the boiling water, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. 

Add the syrup to the vodka and peels and leave for a further 2 weeks, shaking the jar each day.

Strain into sterilised bottles. (You can add a few strips of lemon zest to each bottle).

Drink straight room temp or on ice, or add to soda water! Enjoy!