Sherry Glaze Food

BIRTHDAY CAKE WITH SHERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour an angel-food-cake pan. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Using a mixer at medium speed, beat the butter until creamy and slowly add the brown sugar. Mix in the egg yolks, milk, vanilla, orange extract and 2 tablespoons of the sherry. Blend in the flour mixture.
• In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold them into the batter. Fold in the walnuts, raisins, currants and orange peel. Scrape into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes, then unmold and cool on a rack before glazing.
• In a small bowl, whisk the confectioners' sugar and remaining 11/2 tablespoons sherry until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the top.

SHERRY TEA CAKES AND GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12 cup) muffin tins with paper muffin cup liners.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mix, sherry, oil, eggs, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Beat for 2 minutes, or until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake for 18 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• When cupcakes are cool, ice them using a small spatula or butter knife. Let sit until glaze is set. Place sugared pink rose petals on the tops of each cupcakes. Stack 3 glass cake pedestals on top of each other. Arrange cupcakes on each tier.
• Sift confectioners' sugar into a large bowl. Gradually add sherry, whisking until smooth. Do not ice cupcakes until they have cooled completely.
• Beat 2 egg whites in a medium bowl until frothy. With a fine brush, apply a thin coat of egg whites to both sides of each petal. Sprinkle evenly with granulated sugar. Shake off excess sugar and let dry completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours, or let dry overnight.

SWEET SHERRY-VINEGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• Whisk together sugar and vinegar in a small pot. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced and syrupy, about 5 minutes (you should have 1/2 cup). Stir in 1 teaspoon water.

GRILLED SALMON WITH SHERRY VINEGAR-HONEY GLAZE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over high heat, reduce the vinegar to 1/4 cup. In a mixing bowl, combine the vinegar syrup with the mustard, honey, and ancho chile powder and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let rest 30 minutes. Preheat grill. Brush the salmon with the glaze and grill 3 minutes on each side for medium.

BROCCOLI AND PEARL ONIONS WITH A SHERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Trim tough ends from broccoli stalks. Cut broccoli heads crosswise into 3 inch lengths. Cut stalks lenghtwise into 1/3 inch thick lices. Cut flowerets in half if they are thicker than 1 1/2 inches, leave smaller flowerets whole.
• In a large 6 quart pan cook broccoli, uncovered, in about 3 quarts boiling water just until barely tender when pierced (about 5 to 6 minutes). Drain well and arrange in shallow 4 quart casserole. Keep warm.
• While broccoli cooks blend cornstarch into 1 1/3 cups cold water, set aside.
• Wipe pan dry and add onions and oil Cook over high heat, shaking pan often, until onions are browned (about 6 to 8 minutes).
• Remove onions and set aside. Keep warm.
• In pan bring sherry, broth, vinegar, sugar, and currants to boil. Boil uncovered until mixture is reduced to 1 1/3 cups (about 6 to 8 minutes). Stir in cornstarch mixture; bring to boil, stirring. Season to taste with salt.
• Stir onions into hot sauce; Pour over broccoli.
• Can be served warm or at room temperature.

DRY SACK SHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a bundt pan.
• Combine all ingredients, mix with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes, or until brown on top and slightly crispy on the edges.
• Put your feet up (but not on the counter!) and have a glass of sherry while the cake is baking.
• Remove the cake, cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a rack.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar, or a sherry glaze. How to make an easy sherry glaze? -- In a bowl, combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1 t melted butter, and 1 T sherry. Stir in additional water, one teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of drizzling consistency.