Description
This Lemon Sugar will perk your baked goods or add a hint of lemony sweetness to your tea. It’s perfect to use in cocktail recipes or to rim your margarita glasses as well. You can even use it to make a quick strawberry jam sauce. It’s a pantry secret weapon that takes less than 2 minutes to pull together, and you can enjoy it all year round (or as long as it lasts).
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar (pure cane sugar or white sugar)
- zest from 3 to 6 Sicilian lemons (or other organic lemon varieties),
Instructions
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Zest the lemons. Add the zest to a small bowl and add sugar in increments, stirring to combine the mixture well until you have the ratio of zest-to-sugar that suits your taste.
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Store the lemon sugar. Add the lemon sugar to a jar, seal it and keep it in the cupboard stirring periodically throughout the first week using a fork or spoon to break up the sugar as it dries. Store in the cupboard and use it to replace the sugar called for in your favorite baking or cocktail recipes Enjoy!
Notes
- For a more intense lemon flavor, add more lemon zest.
- For less lemon flavor, use less zest.
- If you notice that your stored lemon sugar starts to look more like lemon syrup from all of the oils in the zest being released over time, add more sugar to help even the ratio of zest to sugar. Stir and seal!
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Condiments + Sauces + Dips
- Method: Mix & Stir
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 teaspoon
