Vanilla Lemonade
- FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:
- 1 whole Vanilla Bean
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 3 strips Fresh Lemon Peel (I Use My Vegetable Peeler}
- 1 pinch Kosher Salt
- Cheesecloth, To Strain The Syrup Through
- FOR THE LEMONADE:
- 1 cup Vanilla And Lemon Simple Syrup
- 8 cups To 10 Cups Water
- 6 whole To 8 Whole Lemons, Juiced And Strained
- A Few Fresh Lemon Slices, For Garnish
- For the simple syrup:
- Slice the vanilla bean in half and with the back of your knife scrape out all the seeds.
- Bring sugar, water, vanilla bean and pod, lemon peel and salt to boil on your stove. After sugar dissolves, I gently simmer 5-10 minutes to really get the lemon peel flavor in there.
- Remove from heat, strain through a few layers of cheesecloth set over a large measuring cup and cool. You can speed up the process by placing the measuring cup in a large bowl surrounded by ice.
- For the lemonade:
- Once the syrup has cooled; add it to a large pitcher along with the 8-10 cups of water and strained lemon juice. Garnish with a few lemon slices.
- Pour in a tall glass over ice and sip.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/drinks/vanilla-lemonade/ (may not work)