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More recipes with lemon
The lemon is one of our most used ingredients in the kitchen! Here are a few more tasty lemon recipes: Make a big pitcher for parties, or you can make it by the glass. Either way, you’ll be absolutely smitten! Here’s the best homemade lemonade recipe: and it’s quicker and easier than most methods, too.
Lemons: You’ll need about 7 to 8 large lemons to make a full pitcher of 8 servings. This is a lot of squeezing, so if you prefer you can make a single glass using 1 lemon. Sugar: The best sugar to use for lemonade is plain old granulated sugar. This type of sugar makes for the best yellow lemonade color. You use other sugars like cane sugar or coconut sugar: the color will just be slightly darker. If you prefer natural sweeteners, it works with honey or maple syrup, too.
Juice the lemons. This is the most time consuming part…by far! See below for a few tips on juicing. Mix the sugar with 1 cup warm water. No simple syrup necessary! All you have to do is mix sugar into warm water and it dissolves. Add the cold water and lemon juice, and some ice. Cool it back down by adding cold water, lime juice and some ice. Voila: homemade lemonade!
Top choice: a press citrus juicer. This type of juicer is incredibly efficient and ends up getting out even more juice than other types. Here’s the press juicer we use. It’s held up the best of any method, after making 300 cocktail recipes. Next best choice: a handheld citrus juicer. The next best juicer is the type with a ridged top.
Whatever the case: don’t try to juice them with your hands only! Not only will your hands hurt, you’ll get seeds into the lemonade. Of course, you can strain those out if you don’t have a juicer and are dying to make this recipe. (We won’t judge!)
Squeeze 3 tablespoons lemon juice into a glass. That’s 1 large lemon or 2 small. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons warm water and stir until it dissolves. Add 1 cup cold water and a handful of ice. Water it down more if necessary. Enjoy!
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Lemon Blueberry Pancakes Light and fluffy, with just the right citrus zing and sweet bursts of berries! Lemon Aioli A tangy sauce great for dipping fries, vegetables or using as a sandwich spread! Peas with Lemon Cooking peas with garlic and lemon makes them taste incredible. Lemon Dill Salmon Takes just 10 minutes to bake! Mix up a zesty dill sauce while it cooks. Lemon Water Oh so refreshing, with 0 calories and no sugar. Lemon Vinaigrette Tastes like pure lemon, and uses only 4 ingredients.
