Focus on food: December 21, 2006

Christmas Egg Nog

The following recipe is from our Westport Cooks Archives and the previous class Greg's First Christmas with Chef Greg Morton. You can use this recipe and add your own style as you make your own homemade Egg Nog.

Ingredients:
Makes 4 Servings

• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups cream
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Ground mace or nutmeg to taste

Directions:
• Split the vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds, set aside.

• In a bowl over simmering water, whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla bean seeds. Keep whisking until a ribbon is formed and the mixture has been heated to 140 degrees. Hold it at this temperature for 2-3 minutes, and allow the mixture to thicken.

• Stir this mixture into the milk. Stir in the cinnamon.
Refrigerate this for 2 hours or until cold.

• Whip the cream and add it to the egg mixture. Sprinkle the top with the mace before serving.