Recipe for ‘Liqueur 44’

When we moved to Brittany we discovered this ‘Liqueur 44’ that everyone over here seem to make!

Here is the recipe:

You will need:

1 organic orange

44 coffee beans

44 sugar lumps

And 1 litre of eau de vie (pure alcohol)

If you live in France, just ask around, you will always find someone who knows someone who makes the eau de vie !

Get a huge jar from your local supermarket.

Stab the orange 44 times!

Put a coffee beans in each holes,

Put the orange in the jar,

Add the 44 sugar lumps and pour the eau de vie on top of it. Close the jar.

Leave it to ‘rest’ for 44 days.

It will taste like Grandmarnier, an orange liqueur with a little extra flavor. It is a nice 'digestif', something you can drink at the end of a meal after the coffee.

Recipe for coconut macaroons, gluten free

I make coconut macaroons if I have some extra egg whites. They are very quick and easy to make. They keep for a few days in a air tight jar. 

Ingredients:

3 egg white

210 g of sugar (I use 180 g only)

250 g of desiccated (shredded) coconut

Whisk the egg whites, slowly add the sugar and coconut, whisk till they are completely combined and the mixture is frothy.

Shape de macaroons with wet hands into small balls (2 cm diameter)

Place the macaroons on the baking sheet.

Bake the macaroons until golden, about 20 / 25 minutes at 180 degrees.

They are crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle and very tasty when they are still warm!

They are gluten free.