Orgeat Syrup

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups almonds

  (blanched)
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1¼ cups water
• 1 oz brandy
• ½ teaspoon orange blossom water

  (see recipe or use store-bought)

Instructions

• 1 Place your blanched almonds into a food processor and pulse them until they are
  finely ground. Set aside.
• 2 Place a large saucepan over medium heat and combine the sugar and water. Stir
  until all of the sugar has dissolved and bring the mixture to a boil.
• 3 Let the syrup boil for 3 full minutes and then stir in the finely ground
  almonds.
• 4 Reduce the heat to low and simmer the mixture for 3 minutes.
• 5 Slowly increase the temperature to medium-high. Just before the syrup begins to
  boil, remove it from the heat and place the lid on the saucepan.
• 6 Let the syrup sit, covered and undisturbed, for a minimum of 3 hours or up to 8
  hours.
• 7 Strain the mixture through 2 layers of cheesecloth and discard the almonds (or
  save them for another use).
• 8 Stir the brandy and orange blossom water into the syrup.
• 9 Portion the syrup into jars and store it in the refrigerator, or use it
  immediately.

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