Blueberry Limoncellos Food

BLUEBERRY-LIMONCELLO COOLER

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine the limoncello, sparkling water, blueberries, and mint sprigs.
• Fill highball glasses halfway with crushed ice. Pour about 1/2 cup of the limoncello mixture over the ice in each glass.
• Garnish with mint sprigs and serve.

LIMONCELLO

Steps:

• Zest the lemons, and place zest into a large glass bottle or jar. Pour in vodka. Cover loosely and let infuse for one week at room temperature.
• After one week, combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Do not stir. Boil for 15 minutes. Allow syrup to cool to room temperature.
• Stir vodka mixture into syrup. Strain into glass bottles, and seal each bottle with a cork. Let mixture age for 2 weeks at room temperature.
• Place bottled liqueur into the freezer. When icy cold, serve in chilled vodka glasses or shot glasses.

LIMONCELLO POUND CAKE WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300. Can be made in a bundt pan, springform pan or loaf pan. Grease well and set aside.
• Mix juice of one lemon with heavy cream, set aside.
• Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, until well blended. Add vanilla and almond extract.
• Add lemon mixture alternately with flour to creamed mixture, folding after each addition, beginning and ending with flour.
• Fold in zest of one lemon.
• Bake at 300 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a rack, then transfer to a serving plate.
• For glaze, whisk together melted butter, juice, zest and sugar until smooth.
• While cake is cooling, poke holes on top of cake and pour 4 oz. of Limoncello, then pour glaze over cake.
• For sauce, gently boil berries, sugar, port and cinnamon for about 15 minutes. Add the dissolved cornstarch and cook for additional minute. Cool and servce with cake.