Lemon Extract
If you use lemons and enjoy baking, you should be making your own lemon extract! Homemade lemon extract is quite simple and inexpensive to make. With just a few ingredients and tools, you'll have more lemon extract than you'll know what to do with.
Yield: 12 Oz
Cost: $5-10
Equipment
- Glass Jar with an airtight lid
- Measuring Cup
- A Zester or paring knife
Materials
- 4 Lemons
- 1 ½ cups Everclear or High Proof Vodka
Instructions
- Begin by zesting or finely grading the outermost layer of the lemon rind.
- Since the rind (the white part of the peel) can be bitter, you’ll want to be careful to zest as little of the rind as possible.
- Add all of the zest and the high proof alcohol to the air tight jar.
- Secure the lid to the jar and label with the contents and the date you started in extract.
- Shake the jar of alcohol and lemon zest.
- Place your infusion in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight.
- For the first two weeks, be sure to shake the jar well every other day.
- After 4-6 months, strain all lemon zest from the alcohol and transfer into a clean jar for storage. For best results, use an amber bottle.