Eggnog for adults
- 12 large eggs
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 2 cup good sour mash whiskey or bourbon
- 1 quart milk
- 2 cup white rum it's ok to use cheaper brand, the whiskey is domininate flavor
- 1 quart heavey whipping cream
- Seperate the eggs.
- You really should use the 3 bowl method.
- Put the yolks in a large bowl preferably of a stand mixer.
- Put the whites in refrigerator in a covered container.
- Beat the yolks till light & lemon colored.
- In a Kitchen Aid using the paddle, this takes 3-5 minutes on medium speed.
- Sift the powdered sugar into a seperate bowl.
- This will insure that there are no lumps.
- Beat the powdered sugar into the egg yolks.
- Add slowly & scrape down the sides of the bowl until it is thoroughly incorporated.
- This will be thick & heavey.
- Starting with a teaspoon at a time, beat the whiskey into the yolks & sugar.
- Continue adding slowly with mixer running at low speed.
- Scrape bowl often.
- If you try to rush this step, the mixture will curdle.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap & let sit at room temperature 1 hour for the eggy taste to lighten.
- Beat the quart of milk into the yolks, sugar, whiskey mixture.
- This is easier with a hand mixer.
- Beat the 2 cups of rum into the mixture.
- Cover & refrigate at least 4 hours.
- Longer is fine.
- This allows the flavors to mellow.
- If you are going to serve this in a punch bowl, whip the cream to barely soft peaks & fold into the base mixture.
- Beat the egg whites to the stiff peak stage & fold into the mixture.
- Serve in punch cups & laugh at each other's foam mustaches.
- If you are going to put in jars, I use quart canning jars, just pour the quart of cream into the base mixture & beat till uniformly mixed.
- Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks & stir into the eggnog.
- Beat with a hand mixer till smooth.
- Cover & refrigerate.
- The egg whites will form a foam crust.
- Beat this down into the liquid.
- Scrape bowl.
- Pour or ladle into jars.
- The foam will rise to the top.
- Shake the jars & top up.
- The whole batch makes about 4 & a half quarts.
- I usually pour from the not full jar to top the rest of the jars.
eggs, powdered sugar, bourbon, milk, white rum, cream
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/343908-eggnog-for-adults (may not work)