Small Batch lemon extract
Small batch homemade lemon extract is perfect for your holiday baking and to gift to a foodie friend or loved one this holiday season. All you need it 2 ingredients and a couple weeks!
Servings 0.5 cup
Equipment
- 1 potato peeler
- 1 small clean jar
- 1/3 cup measuring cup
Ingredients
- 2 organic lemons
- 1/2 cup vodka
Instructions
- Peel your lemons. If you didn't buy organic lemons, you can boil your lemons whole for a couple minutes to boil off the wax. To peel your lemons, take your peeler and gently peel the outside of the lemon, taking care to get as little of the pith as possible. We are just making a small batch of lemon extract so we only need to peel about 2 lemons or enough for about 1/3 cup.
- Put your lemon peels into a clean jar. Pour enough vodka into the jar to fully cover the lemon peels, about 1/2 cup.
- Wait. Lemon extract is ready in 2-3 weeks. How do you know it's ready? After about a week, start smelling your extract. When it smells more like lemons than vodka, it's ready.
- Strain out the lemon peels, cover and put back in your pantry. I just keep mine in a little ball jar but I bought some cute tiny jars to be able to gift some this holiday season.