Sunday, November 25, 2007
Fruitcakes!!!
Clearly, I've been busy lately. I'm giving food for Christmas gifts this year to friends, so I have to have a lot to hand out. Plus, I want it for me!
I love good fruitcake. We were at Lunds today, they had tiny fruitcakes, without alcohol, with nasty candied fruits for $9.99. OUTRAGEOUS. So, I made my own
I mostly used Alton Brown's Free Range Fruitcake. I love Alton. If anyone is looking for a gift for me, an Alton Brown book would be perfect.
To start, take all the dried fruit, the fruit peels, and your rum, mix it, and stick it in the fridge for at least 24 hours. Stir from time to time.
Next, put it all in a pot with sugar and apple juice.
Add butter
Grind up your spices
and throw them in to the pot.
At this time, it needs to come to a boil, so, I opened a bottle of wine.
After it does the boiling thing, it has to cool for a while. I started another project, which we will get to in the next post.
Once cooled, stir in the dry ingredients
And eggs
Your batter looks like this
I added nuts to it too.
Put in a pan and cook.
Once it comes out, you immediately douse with brandy.
Once completely cool, I covered them (I doubled the recipe) with cheese cloth and doused again with brandy. They are stored in Tupperware containers and will be doused with brandy every few days until Christmas. Nummy.
I love good fruitcake. We were at Lunds today, they had tiny fruitcakes, without alcohol, with nasty candied fruits for $9.99. OUTRAGEOUS. So, I made my own
I mostly used Alton Brown's Free Range Fruitcake. I love Alton. If anyone is looking for a gift for me, an Alton Brown book would be perfect.
To start, take all the dried fruit, the fruit peels, and your rum, mix it, and stick it in the fridge for at least 24 hours. Stir from time to time.
Next, put it all in a pot with sugar and apple juice.
Add butter
Grind up your spices
and throw them in to the pot.At this time, it needs to come to a boil, so, I opened a bottle of wine.
After it does the boiling thing, it has to cool for a while. I started another project, which we will get to in the next post.
Once cooled, stir in the dry ingredients
And eggs
Your batter looks like this
I added nuts to it too.Put in a pan and cook.
Once it comes out, you immediately douse with brandy.
Once completely cool, I covered them (I doubled the recipe) with cheese cloth and doused again with brandy. They are stored in Tupperware containers and will be doused with brandy every few days until Christmas. Nummy.
Rum Cranberries
I made Rum Cranberries for a couple Thanksgivings. They are fantastic. I was able to can a few jars, so we still have some around the house. I may make more.
Start by making a simple syrup and infusing spices in it.
Chop, peel, and core a couple apples.
A couple cups of cranberries need to be rinsed.
All go into the syrup and are cooked for about 15 minutes.
Add a cup of rum, bring to a boil, and you have deliciousness.
Of course, I failed to get a final pic, but we all know what cranberries look like.
Start by making a simple syrup and infusing spices in it.
Chop, peel, and core a couple apples.
A couple cups of cranberries need to be rinsed.
All go into the syrup and are cooked for about 15 minutes.
Add a cup of rum, bring to a boil, and you have deliciousness.
Of course, I failed to get a final pic, but we all know what cranberries look like.
Labels: apples, canning, cranberries, rum
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