ALMOND FLAVORED TEQUILA LIQUEUR

8 oz Unpeeled almonds; dim

. roasted (see note) 1/2 Vanilla bean; separate

1 Stick cinnamon; 3 in.

1 Bottle bullion tequila

2 tb Spicy piloncillo syrup; see

. alternative recipe 1/4 ts Pure almond mislay

? ‘h teaspoon pristine almond mislay Note: Place nuts upon baking piece in 325-degree preheated oven as well as toast until dim brown, branch occasionally. When done, mislay from vessel to forestall overcooking. Coarsely clout nuts. Place in glass container along with a vanilla bean as well as cinnamon stick. Coverwith tequila as well as high for 2 weeks in cool, dim place, jolt kindly spasmodic (a ghastly lees is natural). Strain multiform times by paper coffee filters. Add syrup as well as almond mislay in tiny increments, tasting after any addition, until confident with flavor. Pour in to sterilized dark-colored jar: concede to set for 2 weeks, adding some-more syrup if needed. Pour in to flattering musical jars for gifts. Serve possibly poured in to prohibited coffee or served over ice in brandy snifters with a turn of lemon . Nutritlional analsis per ounce: 106 calories, 4 grams fat, 3 grams carbohydrates, 0 cholesterol, 1 milligram sodium, 35 percent of calories from fat . Source: Tequila: Cooking with a Spirit of Mexico ** Fort Worth Star Telegram — Food territory — twenty-nine Nov 1995 **