Delicious eggnog to put the “festive” into Christmas.
ingredients
serves 6-8 / 15 minutes + 3-4 hours in fridge
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup castor sugar
2 cups milk
1/3 cup rum or brandy
1 teaspoon vanilla
To finish
1 cup cream, semi whipped
4 egg whites + 1 tablespoon castor sugar
Freshly grated nutmeg
directions
Whisk the sugar and egg yolks together in a mixing bowl, when light and whitish in colour whish in the milk, ½ cup at a time, then pour into a saucepan and stir over a very low heat for around 10 minutes until you see a light steam rising off the egg mixture. This simply means we have pasteurised and cooked the egg yolks.
Pour the eggnog into a wide bowl, stir in the vanilla and rum, cool before covering with plastic wrap and refrigerating for at least 3 hours or up to 3 days ahead.
WHEN READY TO SERVE – simply whip the egg whites and 1 tbsp of sugar to a firm peak, then fold along with the semi whipped cream into the eggnog. Pour into glasses and dust with a smattering of grated nutmeg
recipe credit: Mark Gregory
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