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Brandy Butter
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Ingredients
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 75 g sieved icing sugar or caster sugar
- 2 tbsp brandy
Directions
- Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Gradually beat in the brandy.
- Chill before serving.
- Serve with Christmas pudding and warm mince pies.
Notes
Brandy butter can be kept for several weeks if made with fresh butter and stored covered in the fridge.
Brandy butter is a 'hard sauce', meaning it contains alcohol. Other, rather similar hard sauces can be made by substituting the brandy with rum, whiskey, or sherry.
Some people like to add a few more ingredients. Here is a list of some of the options you could try: A dash of vanilla extract Orange or lemon zest Spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, or allspice a small handful of flaked nuts
A dash of vanilla extract
Orange or lemon zest
Spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, or allspice
a small handful of flaked nuts