{"id":1358,"date":"2017-11-30T17:25:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T01:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liquidkitchen.com\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2018-05-04T14:18:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T21:18:39","slug":"eggnog-buttered-brandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"Eggnog Buttered Brandy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"title\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1361 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Image: Lara Ferroni\" data-src=\"http:\/\/liquidkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SMet-BrandyEggnog-54_ust6n3-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 285px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 285\/300;\" \/><\/h4>\n<p class=\"title\">You know it\u2019s the holiday\u00a0season when eggnog starts a\u2019pouring! Velvety smooth and rich with eggs, cream and nutmeg, served cold, \u201cstraight up,\u201d over ice, or with a splash of rum or brandy, it puts the holiday cheer into any gathering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<div class=\"storycontent\">\n<p>Since the \u201ceggnog\u201d flavor is so popular,\u00a0 it is so much fun to create recipes using this old-time favorite. During the season, most dairies now offer \u201cultra\u201d or \u201cgourmet\u201d eggnog and a non-fat or low-fat version as well as their standard product.<\/p>\n<p>If a warm winter drink is your fancy \u2013 try\u00a0this\u00a0Eggnog Buttered Brandy by Chef Kathy Casey\u2026 a D\u2019lish take on a traditional favorite! You can make the batter for this winter warmer and store it frozen for up to a month to have on hand for holiday events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some other fun ideas for using eggnog:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try eggnog instead of milk or cream in your coffee<\/li>\n<li>Order your next latte with steamed eggnog<\/li>\n<li>Make an Eggnog Splash \u2014 Serve eggnog over ice, with spiced rum, Grand Marnier and a splash of soda water!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eggnog Buttered Brandy<\/strong><br \/>\nMakes 1 drink<\/p>\n<p>3 tablespoons Eggnog Buttered Brandy Mix (recipe follows)<br \/>\n1 fl. oz. brandy*<br \/>\n4- 5 fl. oz. boiling water<br \/>\nground nutmeg<\/p>\n<p>Place Eggnog Buttered Brandy Mix and brandy in coffee glass or mug. Stir in boiling water until batter is dissolved. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg.<\/p>\n<p>*Chef\u2019s Note: This drink is also delicious made with rum instead of brandy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eggnog Buttered Brandy Mix<br \/>\n<\/strong>Makes about 7 cups (36 servings)<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 pound butter (2 sticks), softened<br \/>\n1 1\/2 cups light brown sugar<br \/>\n1 3\/4 cups powdered sugar<br \/>\n1 pint very high-quality vanilla ice cream<br \/>\n1 cup high-quality eggnog such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/consumer.darigold.com\/Egg-Nog.html\">Darigold<\/a><br \/>\n1 Tbsp. real vanilla extract<br \/>\n1 Tbsp. ground nutmeg<br \/>\n1\/4 tsp. ground cinnamon<br \/>\n1 tsp. rum extract<\/p>\n<p>Be sure butter is softened. Cream butter and sugars together\u00a0 with a beater in a mixing bowl until totally smooth. Add remaining ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined. Store refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe by:\u00a0Kathy Casey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know it\u2019s the holiday\u00a0season when eggnog starts a\u2019pouring! Velvety smooth and rich with eggs, cream and nutmeg, served cold, \u201cstraight up,\u201d over ice, or with a splash of rum or brandy, it puts the holiday cheer into any gathering. Since the \u201ceggnog\u201d flavor is so popular,\u00a0 it is so much fun to create recipes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11771,11761],"tags":[5560,1026,1295,1453,1069,698,788,789,2330,293,703,1580,1940,1096,4842,1132],"class_list":["post-1358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktail-recipes","category-liquid-kitchen-blog","tag-boiling-water","tag-brandy","tag-brown-sugar","tag-butter","tag-buttered","tag-cinnamon","tag-eggnog","tag-eggnog-buttered-brandy","tag-ice-cream","tag-kathy-casey","tag-nutmeg","tag-powdered-sugar","tag-rum-extract","tag-vanilla-extract","tag-vanilla-ice-cream","tag-water"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31844,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions\/31844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}