Jim Coleman Recipes

Cremoncello

From Canio Pascale's recipes, he is the owner of Mezza Luna restaurant in Philadelphia, PA.

For this recipe you will need:

• 2 cups grain alcohol
• 3 unblemished lemons (organic lemon are preferred)
• 1 quart plus 1/4 cup 2% milk
• 3 1/2 cups sugar

To prepare this recipe:

Wash lemons thoroughly. Thinly peel, making sure to get only the yellow and none of the white.

In a large glass container, marinate the lemon peels in the alcohol for 48 hours. Strain the liquid and discard the peels (lemons may be reserved for another use).

In a medium sauce pan, boil milk and add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Cool. Add lemon infused alcohol. Store in refrigerator and serve chilled.