Simple Homemade Orange Extract
Learn to make delicious homemade orange extract! Get steps and answers to add fresh orange flavor to your baking, cooking, and cocktails.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 washed oranges
- 11 ounces vodka give or take
Instructions
- Wash and dry the oranges, removing the stickers.
- Lightly peel the oranges, only removing the orange skin and not the white pith below (it's bitter).
- Place in a jar and fill half full.
- If you don't have enough oranges to fill the jar half full, put in what you have, you can add more later.
- Push the peels down as far as they can go, you want to cover them in vodka.
- Fill the jar with vodka (of if you are adding more peels, add vodka to cover the peels you have.
- Put the lid on the jar and let it sit for 4-6 weeks, Swirling it every few days during that time.
- After 4-6 weeks, strain the extra and place in a bottle (label the bottle).
- Use in place of store bought extract, same volume.