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Lemon peels, vodka, sugar, and a jar with a tight-fitting lid, everything needed to make limoncello.

Easy Peasy Limoncello

The hardest part of making this is the waiting
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Aging 30 days
Servings: 26 shots (1 ounce / 29 ml)
Course: Apertif/Digestif
Calories: 112
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Lemons Peels only, peel carefully to eliminate any white pith
  • 1/3 Cup Sugar It is easy to add more to taste later
  • 1 litre Vodka Good quality

Equipment

  • 1 1 liter jar
  • 1 Lemon juicer or fork a fork makes an adequate substitute for a juicer if necessary

Method
 

  1. Carefully peel the lemons, taking care not to include any white pith
  2. Drop the peels into a one litre jar
  3. Add the sugar and vodka, cap with a tight-fitting lid, and shake vigorously before putting into a dark cupboard or corner to age for a month
  4. After one month, taste and adjust the sugar if required
  5. Strain into a beautiful bottle and serve to guests at your next cocktail party

Notes

Immediately juice the lemons or it will be more difficult to do. Use the lemon juice to make lemon butter, avgolemono sauce, hollandaise sauce, or lemonade, if it's summer. If you don't want to make anything else right away, you can store it in the freezer.
Once you strain the limoncello and have the lemon peels, you can pour sugar over them for candied peels. I use mine when making Nona's English Fruit Cake.