Saturday, October 22, 2011

Theme Recipe: Pumpkin Nog



6 to 8 eggs (these days you can find pasteurized raw eggs)
1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
4 cups whole milk
1 cup sugar


1.  Place the milk and pumpkin puree in a sauce pan, gently bring this to a boil.


2.  In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together until syrupy.  Ladle a little of the hot pumpkin mixture into the egg mixture, to temper it.  Beat well, then add a little more, beat again.  Then pour in all the pumpkin mixture.  Whisk and return to saucepan.  


1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. fresh nutmeg


3.  Add the spices and cook until the mixture thickens to coat the back of a spoon.  You can then pour this through a sieve, but I don't find that to be necessary.


1 cup heavy cream
Rum of choice (some use spiced rum, golden rum is good too)
1 tsp. real vanilla


4.  Add the cream, rum and vanilla and chill


To serve top with whipped cream and nutmeg or cinnamon, if liked.

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