Vin dOrange

• 2/3 cup (130 g) sugar
• 5 cups (1.25 liters) white wine
• 1 cup (250 ml) vodka
• 3 Seville or sour oranges (1 pound/450 g), preferably organic, quartered
• 1 lemon, preferably organic, quartered
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

1. In a large glass jar, mix together the sugar, white wine, and vodka until the sugar dissolves.
2. Add the orange and lemon quarters.
3. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add them to the jar, then drop in the pod.
4. Cover, and let stand undisturbed for 1 month in a cool, dark place.
5. After 1 month, remove and discard the fruit; remove the vanilla pod (it can rinsed, dried, and used for another purpose; see page 14).
6. Pour the mixture through a mesh strainer lined with a double thickness of cheesecloth or a coffee filter, then funnel the vin dorange into clean bottles.
7. Cork tightly and refrigerate.
8. Serve over ice in small glasses with a twist of orange or lemon zest.
9. Vin dorange will keep for at least 6 months in the refrigerator.
10. Although vin dorange is usually made with sour oranges, if you can find only regular oranges, try this version, which is also quicker: In a large glass jar, mix together 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar; 1/2 cup (125 ml) vodka; one bottle (750 ml) rose wine; 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; and 1 cinnamon stick.
11. Add 2 navel oranges and 1 lemon, each quartered.
12. Cover and let stand in a cool, dark place for up to 2 weeks, shaking every few days.
13. Strain through cheesecloth and funnel into clean bottles.

sugar, liters, vodka, sour oranges, lemon, vanilla bean

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/vin-d-orange-379683 (may not work)