christmas
brandy butter
Wednesday 26 December 2007 Filed in:
butter
I got this from the BBC web site -
they ran out of Brandy butter at Tescos, so we (actually it was
Esther) had to make our own - turned out to be delicious.
125g / 4oz unsalted butter, softened
125g / 4oz icing sugar
3 tablespoons boiling water
3 tablespoons brandy
Cream together the butter and the icing sugar
Beat in the boiling water and brandy until smooth
Chill until needed and serve with mince pies or Christmas pudding
Ingredients
125g / 4oz unsalted butter, softened
125g / 4oz icing sugar
3 tablespoons boiling water
3 tablespoons brandy
Method
Cream together the butter and the icing sugar
Beat in the boiling water and brandy until smooth
Chill until needed and serve with mince pies or Christmas pudding
mulled cider
Monday 10 December 2007
Another Nigella recipe. I've just
tried this out, ready for Christmas.
1 litre cider
60 ml dark rum
250 ml apple and ginger tea (herbal tea bag)
40g soft dark brown sugar
2 clementines
4 cloves
2 cardamom pods
1 stick cinnamon
2 fresh bay leaves
Put the liquids into a slow cooker, add everything else but the clementines and cloves. Stick the cloves into the clementines and add these. This is ready after a couple of hours on a high heat.
Ingredients
1 litre cider
60 ml dark rum
250 ml apple and ginger tea (herbal tea bag)
40g soft dark brown sugar
2 clementines
4 cloves
2 cardamom pods
1 stick cinnamon
2 fresh bay leaves
Method
Put the liquids into a slow cooker, add everything else but the clementines and cloves. Stick the cloves into the clementines and add these. This is ready after a couple of hours on a high heat.