Apricot Brandy Food

APRICOT BRANDY

Steps:

• Place ingredients (DO NOT MIX) in a 1/2 gallon flat topped glass jar.
• Turn jar twice a day for 8 days (allowing jar to sit on its top for half a day).
• Batch is ready.
• You may use the same apricots, more sugar, and vodka added to make another batch, but let second batch sit for 12 to 14 days.

APRICOT BRANDY

Steps:

• Use only fully ripened, unblemished fruit.
• Wash and remove pits.
• Chop and mash fruit.
• Place in a plastic container or large glass bottle.
• Dissolve sugar in the vodka or brandy.
• Pour over the fruit.
• Cover and let sit for 4 to 6 months in a cool, dark place.
• Strain out the fruit, and bottle.
• Your fruit brandy is ready to drink!

APRICOT BRANDY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large fry pan heat some oil, add chicken and brown well on both sides. Remove and set to one side.
• In the same pan add water, brandy, jam, stock and mustard stir to combine, mix a little water with the cornflour and add to sauce, stir until mixture thickens.
• Add sour cream, return chicken to pan cook for about 10-15 Min's over a low heat to cook chicken through, stir in tarragon. Remove chicken and slice thickly.
• To Serve: I served mine over celeriac mash drizzled with sauce and garnished with half an apricot.

APRICOT BRANDY SOUR

Steps:

• In a shaker, pour apricot brandy, lemon juice and Triple Sec.
• Fill in with orange juice (until half the shaker or the quantity you want) and add ice cubes. Shake.
• Pour in a highball glass.
• Optional: Add 1 teaspoon grenadine.

APRICOT BRANDY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put cake mix and pudding mix in bowl.
• Add oil/butter, water, apricot brand and eggs and beat until smooth.
• Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
• Sprinkle nuts in the bottom of the pan.
• Pour batter in on top of nuts.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• For glaze, in a sauce pan, combine melted butter/oil, sugar, water and brandy. Boil for 3 minutes.
• After removing cake from oven pour hot glaze over hot cake and allow to set for 30 minutes, then invert onto a plate.

APRICOT TODDY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, let the apricots soak in the bourbon for 2 hours. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, lemon juice, and 2 cups water, and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add the apricot mixture and the brandy, heat the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, until it is hot, and divide it among 4 heated mugs.