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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 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. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lemon	15		skinned	19.2125	6.1745	0.7287	0.1987
proof vodka	2	bottles		-	-	-	-
sugar	4	cups		3223.92	806.3839999999999	0.0	0.0
water	5	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.