Almond flavored tequila liqueur Recipe

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Almond flavored tequila liqueur

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Ingredients:

8	oz	Unpeeled almonds, dark
		. roasted (see note)
1/2		Vanilla bean, split
1		Stick cinnamon, 3 inch
1		Bottle gold tequila
2	tbsp	Spicy piloncillo syrup, see
		. other recipe
1/4	tsp	Pure almond extract

Procedures:

1	?"h teaspoon pure almond extract note: place nuts on baking sheet in 325°F preheated oven and toast until dark brown, turning occasionally.
2	When done, remove from pan to prevent overcooking.
3	Coarsely chop nuts.
4	Place in jar along with the vanilla bean and cinnamon stick.
5	Coverwith tequila and steep for 2 weeks in cool, dark place, shaking gently occasionally (a murky sediment is natural).
6	Strain several times through paper coffee filters.
7	Add syrup and almond extract in small increments, tasting after each addition, until satisfied with flavor.
8	Pour into sterilized dark-colored jar: allow to set for 2 weeks, adding more syrup if needed.
9	Pour into pretty decorative jars for gifts.
10	Serve either poured into hot coffee or served over ice in brandy snifters with a twist of lemon .
11	Nutritlional analsis per ounce: 106 calories, 4 grams fat, 3 grams carbohydrates, 0 cholesterol, 1 milligram sodium, 35 percent of calories from fat .