Orange Liqueur

By SewingDragonfly

Ingredients

• 3 whole sweet oranges, cut into wedges
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 whole cloves
• 3 cups vodka
• 1 cup sugar syrup

Preparation

Step 1

Place the oranges, lemon, cloves and vodka in a jar (vodka should cover fruit) and steep 10 days. Strain and filter. Add sugar syrup. Mature 3-4 weeks. Makes 4 cups.

Variation #1
12 oz (1 ½ cups) freshly squeezed orange juice
Scraped and sliced peel of 1 orange
12 oz (1 ½ cups) vodka or half vodka and half brandy
1 cup sugar syrup

Combine juice, orange peel and alcohol. Steep 4 weeks. Strain and filter. Add sugar syrup. Makes 4 cups.

Variation #2
1 ½ tsp pure orange extract
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch caraway
1 pinch coriander
3 cups brandy or vodka
1 cup sugar syrup

Mix all ingredients (including sugar syrup) in the bottle and steep a few days. Makes 4 cups.