Mulled Wine Cookies Food

MULLED WINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place the butter and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the wine, cranberry juice and orange zest. Beat until combined; it's okay if the mixture looks slightly curdled.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, Chinese five-spice and salt in a large bowl. Pour half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined. Repeat with the remaining dry ingredients until a loose dough comes together. Add in the food coloring and beat just until homogenous, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Using a 3/4-ounce scoop, make small mounds of dough on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches of space between each cookie. Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with the crushed cranberries. Bake until the cookie tops are dry and slightly wrinkled, 12 to 14 minutes.

MULLED WINE

Steps:

• In the basket of a coffee percolator place the allspice berries, peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon sticks, ginger and citrus zest. Pour the wine and honey into the percolator. Attach basket, cover and let percolate for 1 to 2 hours. Serve hot.

MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Put the red wine, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, lemon zest and sugar in a large pan. Cook on a low heat for 10 mins.
• Remove from the heat and cool, leaving to infuse for about 30 mins.
• To serve, heat without boiling, stir in the sloe gin (if using, see tip below) and pour into mugs or heatproof glasses.

MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Combine the cider, wine, honey, cinnamon sticks, zest, juice, cloves and star anise in a large saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Pour into mugs, add an orange peel to each and serve.

MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Begin by placing the cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon and star anise into a large piece of cheesecloth. Make a pouch and tie it with kitchen twine.
• In a large nonreactive pot over medium heat, add the wine, honey, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice and the cheesecloth of spices and bring to a simmer (be sure not to bring to a boil). Simmer for 30 minutes, and then add the brandy.
• When ready to serve, remove the cheesecloth of spices and ladle into warm mugs.

SLOW-COOKER MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Wrap the cloves, star anise and cinnamon in a small square of cheesecloth and secure it with kitchen twine.
• Combine the wine, sugar if using, orange zest, orange juice, rosemary and the spice pouch in a slow cooker. Cook on low heat until hot, about 1 hour. Adjust the slow cooker to the "warm" setting. Serve in mugs with a rosemary sprig as garnish.

NON-ALCOHOLIC MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Put the pomegranate juice, sugar, blackberries and apple juice in a saucepan. Add the cinnamon, star anise, cloves, peppercorns and orange. Heat gently until simmering. Taste for sweetness, then strain into heatproof glasses.

MULLED WINE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, butter and line the base of a 20cm x 20cm brownie tin with parchment paper. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water.
• Mix the flour and cocoa powder together with the spices and a pinch of salt - set aside. Using an electric whisk, beat the butter and sugar together until super light and fluffy then whisk in the egg and yolk.
• Pour in melted chocolate, wine and flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
• Pour the batter into tin and bake for 15 mins until just set, don't worry if there is a slight wobble in the centre, it will set up as they cool. Put into the fridge to firm up.

MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Wrap cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, peppercorns, and cloves in cheesecloth and tie with string. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 5-quart heavy pot, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then add spice bag, wine, vanilla bean, and fruit. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes.

MULLED WINE

Steps:

• In a large stainless steel stockpot, combine all ingredients.
• Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to very low and keep warm for about 30 minutes to let the flavours blend.
• Strain out the cloves and the cinnamon before serving.
• Ladle in to heatproof cups.

MULLED WINE

Steps:

• Cook over medium heat until syrupy (about 30 minutes). Add one gallon of burgundy wine and hold at serving temperature. Float orange slices on top if desired. Serve in mugs.
• TIP: I watched Alton Brown make mulled wine recently on The Food Network. He used a buffet sized coffee maker. Just put all of the mulling ingredients in the ground coffee container. Pour the water and wine into the reservoir and let it "perk" -- the pour spout makes it easy to serve. My daughter says they generally have these large cofffe makers at the thrift shops.