How to of the Day: How to Make Christmas Pudding Flavoured Vodka

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How to Make Christmas Pudding Flavoured Vodka Dec 14th 2012, 14:00 If you leave this recipe to steep for weeks, you'll end up with a gorgeous syrupy amber liquid which is deeply infused in Christmas pudding spices and flavours and deceptively strong. This would make a gorgeous gift plus you also get your own treat––a jar of vodka soused dried fruit! A very Merry Christmas indeed. Edit Ingredients 1 bottle (about 700ml/23.6 fl oz) vodka 250g/8.8 oz dark brown sugar 100g/ 3.5 oz mixed peel 250g/8.8 oz sultanas 150g/5.2 oz raisins Grated rind and juice of 1 orange 1 tsp almond essence 6 cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 2 vanilla beans, split, seeds scraped 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp mixed spice (aka pudding spice or pumpkin pie spice) Edit Steps Place all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Cover well with plastic wrap or lid. Reserve the vodka bottle and cap for reuse later. Set aside in a cool place for 1 week, stirring once a day. Your pantry, food cupboard or an out-of-the-way bench space is ideal for storage during the week. Strain the contents through a very fine sieve, pressing down well to extract all the liquid. Keep the fruit for separate use in desserts or baking. (The fruit can be stored in a jar in the refrigerator up to a week.) Pour the liquid back into the vodka bottle. Keep a steady hand so as not to lose any! A funnel will make the pouring a whole lot easier. Screw the cap on tightly and keep in the refrigerator. The vodka can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 6 months. Serve. Serve with mince pies, Christmas cake or any other delicious holiday season fare. Cheers! Edit Tips For an added treat, you can remove the cloves, cinnamon sticks and vanilla, and fold the remaining macerated fruits through softened ice-cream to create a very boozy pudding. This Christmas pudding vodka is most delicious mixed with ice cold lemonade! Edit Things You'll Need Large bowl (ceramic or glass is best); if it has its own lid, so much the better Plastic/kitchen wrap Sieve, very fine Another bowl for straining into Funnel Vodka bottle (sterilized for reuse after pouring out vodka) Edit Related wikiHows How to Mix a '57 Chevy Cocktail How to Infuse Vodka with Flavor How to Make Chocolate Vodka How to Make a Fruity Vodka Tonic How to Make Vodka Sauce How to Drink Vodka Edit Sources and Citations Original source of article, Not Quite Nigella, http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/12/02/christmas-pudding-vodka/ Christmas Pudding Vodka. Shared with permission. Article Tools Read on wikiHow Email this Article Edit Discuss

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