The other day I came across homemade Lemon extract on a website and today I came across these on this website
Chocolate Extract
3 tablespoons cocoa nibs
1/2 cup vodka or white rum
1/4 cup water
Combine ingredients in a jar with a tightly sealed lid. Let sit 6 to 8
weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking every few days or so. Drain extract
through a fine sieve to remove solids.
Lemon Extract
2 lemons
1/2 cup vodka or white rum
1/4 cup water
With a vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemons being careful to avoid
getting too much of the white pith. Add to a jar with vodka or rum and
water, and seal tightly. Let sit 6 to 8 weeks in a cool, dark place,
shaking every few days or so. Drain extract to remove solids.
Coffee Extract
2 tablespoons crushed coffee beans
1/2 cup vodka or white rum
1/4 cup water
Combine ingredients in a jar with a tightly sealed lid. Let sit 6 to 8
weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking every few days or so. Drain extract
through a fine sieve to remove solids.
Vanilla Extract
3 vanilla pods
3/4 cup vodka or white rum
1/4 cup water
Split vanilla beans along their length and then slice each in half.
Place vanilla beans in a glass jar and pour in alcohol and water. Seal
the jar with an airtight fitting lid and let sit for 6 to 8 weeks in a
cool, dark place. Shake the jar every few days or so.
Almond extract
3 tablespoons ground skinless, blanched almonds
1/2 cup vodka or white rum
1/4 cup water
Combine ingredients in a jar with a tightly sealed lid. Let sit 6 to 8
weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking every few days or so. Drain extract
through a coffee filter to remove solids.
Update : from poster on blog he suggest now to use all Vodka over the mixture of water/vodka after using them..
