Description
A Polish hazelnut liqueur, similar to Frangelico but not as sweet
Ingredients
Scale
- 25 hazelnuts, shelled and chopped
- .75 liter bottle of vodka
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you want your liqueur)
- 1 vanilla bean, split, scrape seeds from the pod
- 2 whole allspice berries
Instructions
- Add chopped hazelnuts to a large container (that can be sealed) with the vodka, sugar, vanilla bean pod and seeds (I had 1/2 a vanilla bean pod that had already been scraped in a jar of sugar, I used this pod and vanilla sugar in this recipe, it may be why my tincture is lighter than some others) and allspice
- Seal and shake or swirl the container every day until the sugar dissolves
- After 6 – 8 weeks, strain out the chopped hazelnuts and vanilla pod, the mixture may be a little cloudy, let it sit for 4 – 5 days, very fine bits will settle to the bottom leaving you with a beautifully clear liqueur, carefully decant to a new container or siphon out with a turkey baster
Notes
Additional options you may want to include one or two of these:
- zest of a lemon
- 4 cloves
- 2 cardomom pods
- cinnamon stick
- zest of an orange
Keywords: Polish Hazelnut Liqueur (Nalewkę z Orzechów Laskowych)