Hot Buttered Apple Cider With Rum

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Optional: 1 cinnamon stick per serving
• Optional: 16 oz rum or apple brandy

1. Make spiced butter by combining butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt in a small bowl.
2. Use a plastic spatula to transfer butter mixture to the middle of a 12" x 12" piece of plastic wrap.
3. Fold plastic wrap over butter mixture and shape into a log, twisting ends to seal closed. Refrigerate until ready to use.
4. Bring apple cider to a simmer over medium heat in a large pot, then turn heat to low.
5. Remove spiced butter from plastic wrap and cut into 1-inch pieces.
6. Add to hot cider and stir continuously until all butter is melted.
7. Ladle buttered cider into mug, garnish with cinnamon stick and top with a shot of rum or apple brandy if desired. Serve hot.

unsalted butter, dark brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, salt, cinnamon, apple brandy

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/hot-buttered-apple-cider-with-rum-52450761 (may not work)