Boozey Rich Eggnog From a Cooked Base Recipe

Free Recipe Boozey Rich Eggnog From a Cooked Base

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Boozey Rich Eggnog From a Cooked Base Recipe

1 qt Milk
1 Vanilla bean OR 1 tb extract
12 Egg yolks
2 c Sugar
1 c Dark rum
2 c Bourbon
1 c Cognac or other brandy
8 Egg whites
3 tb Sugar
1 qt Cream
Freshly grated nutmeg

Boozey Rich Eggnog From a Cooked Base Preparation

FOR BASE: In a heavy medium-sized saucepan, barely boil the milk with the vanilla bean, which has beens split lengthwise, scraped with the back edge of a knife and added to the milk-seeds, pod, and all (if using vanilla extract, you”ll add it after eggnog base has cooked). Meanwhile, place a large fine-mesh strainer over a bowl set in a large bowl of ice. Beat the yolks and sugar together in the top of a double boiler, by hand or with electric beaters, until thick and smooth, about 1 minute. Whisk in the hot vanilla milk. Cook in the double boiler set over simmering water, stirring constantly all around the bottom and corners with a rubber or wooden spatula. In time, foam will subside. The eggnog base is done when it coats a wooden spoon without bare spots, 12 to 15 minutes. Immediately pour through strainer, stirring to cool. When cool to the touch, slowly whisk in all liquors (if using vanilla extract instead of vanilla bean, add this now, too). Store eggnog base in refrigerator overnight or up to three days, to ripen. TO COMPLETE EGGNOG: At serving, remove vanilla bean and pour eggnog base into a large punch bowl. Beat egg whites with 3 tablespoons sugar to stiff peaks; fold into eggnog mixture. Beat cream to stiff peaks and fold it in, too. Let some lumps of the cream and egg whites float on surface. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve immediately, using a ladle. Source: Gooey Desserts by Elaine Corn Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #260 by Deborah K