Orange Cranberry Screwdriver Food

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into a saucepan over medium heat and simmer until the cranberries burst and the sauce thickens, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve at room temperature or cool and refrigerate. Remove the cinnamon stick before serving.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the sugar, cranberry sauce, orange zest, and water over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Simmer for 3 minutes and then remove from the heat. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes, then chill.
• Place ice into 4 glasses; pour 1/4 cup cranberry syrup into each glass. Add 1/4 cup white wine, if using, the juice from a wedge of lemon and 3/4 cup seltzer to each glass.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine flour, butter, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until butter is pea-sized or smaller. Pour buttermilk and 1/2 of the orange juice in slowly, with the processor running, until dough is sticky and all flour is absorbed. Mix in dried cranberries until evenly distributed. Reserve remaining orange juice for the icing.
• Place dough on a lightly floured surface and gently roll to a thickness of about 1 inch. Cut dough into 12 triangles with a knife (or use a biscuit cutter for circles) and transfer to a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• While the scones are baking, combine reserved orange juice and 1 cup powdered sugar for icing. Stir to desired consistency, adding more powdered sugar as needed.
• Remove scones from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes to cool. Transfer to a plate and drizzle with icing. Serve warm.

ORANGE-CRANBERRY SCREWDRIVER

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, add cranberry-apple juice, orange, juice, and lemon juice; stir to mix.
• Pour the sparkling water slowly down the side of the pitcher; stir gently to mix.
• Stir in vodka.
• Serve in glasses over ice.

CRANBERRY SCREWDRIVER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a shaker or just combine over ice in glass and stir. Enjoy!

WHISKEY SCREWDRIVER

Steps:

• Fill 8 or 12 ounce glass with ice.
• Pour in jigger (1.5 ounces) of bourbon or TN whiskey and orange juice.
• Lemon juice is nice, but you can go for it straight up trashy. I love it!

CHERRY SCREWDRIVER

Steps:

• Stir in a glass with ice. Garnish with a cherry.

ULTIMATE SCREWDRIVER

Steps:

• Fill glass with ice. Add Smirnoff Orange Flavored Vodka and orange juice. Stir well.