Plum brandy
Per serving
Make a bottle of homemade plum brandy. It's a great way to use up a glut of plums, plus it'll keep for two months and will make a welcome gift for brandy lovers
Ingredients
1 serv.Step-by-step instructions
- 1
Make sure the plum halves are clean and dry, then put them in a large sterilised glass jar. Add the sugar, brandy, cinnamon stick and star anise. Seal and gently rotate the jar to help dissolve the sugar.
- 2
Continue to gently shake or rotate the jar (trying not to bash the fruit too much) every day for a week.
- 3
Once the sugar has dissolved, leave it in a cool dark cupboard for another 2 weeks to infuse.
- 4
Strain the mixture through a sieve lined with muslin, kitchen paper or coffee filter paper. Discard the plums, any fruit pulp and the spices, and pour the strained brandy into a bottle. Will keep for two months.
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