Lemon Spice Infused Oil
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
0.5 cup
ingredients
- 4.92 ml freshly grated lemon zest
- 10 whole cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 2.46 ml cinnamon
- 2.46 ml whole allspice
- 2.46 ml whole black peppercorn
- 14.79 ml fresh lemon juice
- 118.29 ml peanut oil or 118.29 ml vegetable oil
directions
- Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
- With a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder, coarsely grind the lemon zest, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, allspice and peppercorns with the lemon juice to form a paste.
- In a 1-cup metal measure or very small metal bowl, stir together paste and oil. Set the measuring cup or bowl on a baking sheet and cook in lower third of oven for one hour.
- Cool on a rack for 30 minutes.
- Line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar.
- Covered loosely and refrigerated at all times, flavored oil keeps for one month.
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Married mother of twins. I very seldom ever use recipes as they are written, always modifying and adjusting them. Many times I will take three or four different recipes and come up with a new recipe based on those.
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