I was going to mention that today is National Eggnog Day, but we've already talked about it being National Eggnog Month and I didn't want to overnog readers. So I won't even mention that today is National Eggnog Day.
Here's a recipe for Sticky Toffee Pudding Eggnog from Food & Wine. It's a little twist on the traditional egg nog recipe. As cook Eben Freeman explains, it's both a drink and a dessert, because it's rather thick (as was traditional eggnog back in the day). This might be good to make for tomorrow. Your family and friends might be surprised at the caramel taste mixed in with the Cognac, dark rum, and cream.
Sticky Toffee Pudding Eggnog
1 quart heavy cream
10 ounces store-bought sticky toffee pudding (see Note)
6 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Cognac
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark rum |
1/2 teaspoon salt
In a container with a tight-fitting lid, pour the cream over the sticky toffee pudding. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days.
In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar. Stir in the Cognac and rum.
Strain the infused cream through a fine sieve, pressing on the solids. In a medium bowl, whip 3 cups of the infused cream until stiff. Fold in the egg-yolk mixture. In a large bowl, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites with the salt on high speed to stiff peaks. Fold the beaten egg whites into the whipped cream. Refrigerate the eggnog until chilled, about 2 hours.
NOTE: Sticky toffee pudding is available at Whole Foods and specialty-food shops.
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12-25-2007 @ 9:09AM
jerzeetomato said...
Buon Natale Bob and Merry Christmas to all at Slashfood. Thanks for all your devotion and hard work. Whatever you make for Christmas make memories.
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