Egg Liqueur with Orange and Vanilla

Ingredients

• 250 g sugar
• 400 ml milk
• 100 ml Orange Juice
• 1 vanilla bean (the seed)
• 2 tsp grated orange zest
• 7 egg yolks (very fresh)
• 250 ml white rum

Instructions

1. 1.

   Bring the milk with orange juice, orange zest, half of the sugar and the vanilla seed to a boil while stirring occasionally.

2. 2.

   Whisk the remaining sugar with the egg yolks in a hot water bath until frothy.

3. 3.

   Pour the boiled milk over the froth, fold it in, then whisk in a wooden spoon while still in the water bath. Strain through a fine sieve and let cool slightly.

4. 4.

   Beat the mixture on high speed in a blender and slowly pour in the rum.

5. 5.

   Cool and store in bottles in a cool dark place.