Champagne Jelly Flutes Food

CHAMPAGNE JELLY WITH RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soften the gelatin in 3 tablespoons of the water. In a saucepan, heat the remaining water over low heat and add the gelatin. Stir until the gelatin dissolves and add the sugar, lemon zest, and juice. Heat to just below the boil and remove from the heat. Cover and let steep for 20 minutes.
• Strain the liquid through a fine sieve into a shallow metal bowl. Discard the lemon zest and leave the liquid to cool. Watch it carefully and, when it is quite cool and just about to set, stir in the champagne. Pour into perfectly clean tall champagne flutes and drop a few raspberries into each. Chill until cold and serve, garnished with a few more raspberries and a sprig of mint.

JELLIED CHAMPAGNE DESSERT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1 cup cold grape juice; let stand 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in sugar. Remove from heat; stir in remaining grape juice. Cool to room temperature., Transfer gelatin mixture to a large bowl. Slowly stir in champagne. Pour half of champagne mixture into eight champagne or parfait glasses. Add 1 strawberry to each glass. Refrigerate glasses and remaining gelatin mixture until almost set, about 1 hour. , Place reserved gelatin mixture in a blender; cover and process until foamy. Pour into glasses. Chill until set, about 3 hours.

CHAMPAGNE JELLY

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix pectin and water in large saucepan.
• Bring to boil over high heat and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium and immediately add champagne and sugar.
• Keep mixture just below boiling and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Skim off foam with metal spoon if necessary.
• Pour quickly into hot sterilized half-pint jars.
• Seal at once with 1/8-inch hot paraffin or canning lids.
• Serve with poultry or meat.

CHAMPAGNE JELLO SHOTS

Steps:

• Line a 13 x 9 baking pan with nonstick foil.
• have ready any shape cookie cutters.
• put flavored jello in a meduim bowl set aside.
• sprinkle unflavored gelatin over fruit juice in a small saucepan
• let stand 1 minute
• stir over low heat 2-3 min till gelatin granules completely dissolve.
• add to flavored jello stir 3 min till dissolved.
• stir in champagne.
• pour into baking pan and refrigerate 3 hours till firm
• lift foil from pan using cookie cutters to cut shapes through gelatin
• stack the different jello flavors in a cup alternating (if you have made two different fllavors of jello, meaning making two separate batches).