Orange Extract - For Your Homemade Baking Gift Baskets! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large clean navel orange (peeled, no white pith!)
1/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup vodka

Preparation

After thoroughly washing a large navel orange with soap to remove all pesticides, dirt, and germs, carefully remove the peel without disturbing the white pith! Chop peel finely in food processor ~ Place chopped peel into a sterile jar and top with boiling water and vodka.
Cool to room temperature and store covered in the cupboard for 3-7 days before using as orange flavoring.
After a week, strain into small sterile bottles. For gift giving, tie each bottle with ribbon and a tag marked \"orange extract\".