Crema di Limoncello

Name: Crema di Limoncello
Yield: Serves 20 (Makes 5 cups)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 5 , lemons, scrubbed and dried; 1 (375-ml) bottle 80-proof, vodka; 1/2 , vanilla bean; 2 1/2 cups, half-and-half; 2 cups, sugar; 1/2 cup, water

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2019

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The Italian digestif crema di limoncello combines custardy richness with the punch of alcohol and the intensely floral aroma of lemon zest.

SERVES20 (Makes 5 cups)

TIME25 minutes, plus 1 week resting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The Italian digestif crema di limoncello combines custardy richness with the punch of alcohol and the intensely floral aroma of lemon zest. Traditionally, the drink is made by steeping strips of lemon zest in a neutral spirit such as vodka ...

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