I can honestly say I've never had hot egg nog. I've had egg nog-flavored hot drinks at places like Borders, and I wonder if this is similar at all (probably not).
This recipe over at FineLiving.com comes from the 70s book The Nashville Cookbook. I've always avoided making my own egg nog because it always seemed too difficult (yes, yes, I like egg nog from the store), but this recipe doesn't seem too hard at all. I see Martha Stewart making her eggnog every year on TV. I wonder if she's ever had this?
Hot Egg Nog
1 quart milk
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup bourbon or rum
grated nutmeg
Heat milk just until small bubbles form without boiling.
Beat egg yolks with sugar until light and fluffy. Add salt and hot milk and mix well. Place over low heat or hot water and cook, while stirring, until mixture thickens (excess heat and long cooking will cause it to curdle). Beat egg whites until stiff, gradually adding the 1/4 cup sugar. Fold whites into hot milk mixture. Stir in bourbon or rum. Serve hot with a dash of nutmeg.
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12-07-2007 @ 7:33PM
Brian J. Geiger said...
This is the same basic recipe as a normal egg nog, except you don't cool it. If you use more cream, and pasteurized eggs, you won't even need to heat it. The cream isn't necessary for the lack of heating, but it is vital to a good nog. (Insert standard raw egg disclaimer here.)
Egg nog is disturbingly easy to make, and so much better even than store bought. I recommend the good eats recipe, and I vastly prefer bourbon to rum.
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12-08-2007 @ 11:29AM
Ken Hoyt said...
This opens up a whole new world for me. I haven't made egg nog since I used the Boys and Girls Cookbook recipe when I was a kid (eggs then didn't have side effects).
Thanks for sharing!
By the way I'll soon be posting a low carb eggnog coffee recipe for those of us who long for an Egg Nog Latte, but ought not...
cheers,
Ken
http://kenhoytstyle.com/blog/
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12-17-2007 @ 1:55PM
Ken Hoyt said...
I just posted about a less caloric version of the ubiquitous Eggnog Latte... http://kenhoytstyle.com/blog/?p=497
Four out of four fussy foodies gave it a passing grade!
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