Homemade Tangerine Liqueur |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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These make great gifts as well as a cheaper alternate to purchased liqueurs. Ingredients:
6 tangerines |
2 1/4 cups sugar |
1/2 cup water |
1 quart vodka |
Directions:
1. Remove rinds from tangerines and scrape and discard white part from the inside.
2. Save peeled tangerines for another use.
3. set rinds on a jelly roll pan and place in a heated 250* oven and turn off heat. Leave in oven for 2 hours.
4. Open oven door ajar and leave rinds in there overnight.
5. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Let cool, then stir in 2 cups vodka.
6. Stir again to dissolve any sugar, add remaining vodka and stir again.
7. Place dried tangerine rinds in a half gallon jar or glass container that has a screw cap. Pour in sugar, vodka mixture. Shake to mix.
8. Cap tightly and let stand in a dark place for 4 weeks. Strain through a coffee filter into a sterilized bottle. Seal or cork. Makes 1 quart.
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