Almond Flavored Tequila Liqueur Recipe
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Ingredients : Almond Flavored Tequila Liqueur Recipe
8 oz Unpeeled almonds, dark
roasted, (see note)
1/2 Vanilla bean, split
1 stick cinnamon, 3 inch
1 bottle gold tequila
2 tbsp Spicy piloncillo syrup, see
other recipe
1/4 tsp Pure almond extract
ú 'h teaspoon pure almond extract Note: Place nuts on baking sheet in
325-degree preheated oven and toast until dark brown, turning
occasionally. When done, remove from pan to prevent overcooking.
Coarsely chop nuts. Place in jar along with the vanilla bean and cinnamon
stick. Coverwith tequila and steep for 2 weeks in cool, dark place,
shaking gently occasionally (a murky sediment is natural). Strain several
times through paper coffee filters.
Add syrup and almond extract in small increments, tasting after each
addition, until satisfied with flavor. Pour into sterilized dark-colored
jar: allow to set for 2 weeks, adding more syrup if needed.
Pour into pretty decorative jars for gifts. Serve either poured into hot
coffee or served over ice in brandy snifters with a twist of lemon .
Nutritlional analsis per ounce: 106 calories, 4 grams fat, 3 grams
carbohydrates, 0 cholesterol, 1 milligram sodium, 35 percent of calories
from fat .
Source: Tequila: Cooking with the Spirit of Mexico
** Fort Worth Star Telegram -- Food section -- 29 November 1995 **
Converted by MC_Buster.
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