Limoncello , Lemoncella

Total Time: 1920 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1920 hrs

Ingredients

• 15 thick skinned lemons
• 2 (750 ml) bottles 100% proof vodka
• 4 cups sugar
• 5 cups water

Recipe

• 1 wash the lemons well with a vegetable brush and hot water to remove any residue of pesticides or wax.
• 2 pat the lemons dry.
• 3 using a vegetable peeler, peel the lemons.
• 4 if you do get some of the pith with the zest, carefully scrape it away with the tip of a knife.
• 5 fill the jar with one bottle of the vodka and the zest.
• 6 cover the jar and let it sit forty days at room temperature in a dark cabinet.
• 7 combine the sugar and water in a saucepan, bring it to a boil and cook until thickened, about five minutes.
• 8 let the syrup cool before adding it to the limoncello mixture, along with the other bottle of vodka.
• 9 cover and return to the cupboard for another 40 days.
• 10 strain the limoncello into bottles and discard the lemon zest.
• 11 store them in a cupboard or the freezer.