Eggnog

Nowadays, not many parents indulge their children with tasty, nourishing and useful eggnog. And before this dessert was very popular, and children from wealthy families regaled them almost every day. The recipe for the eggnog was for a long time undeservedly forgotten, and it was prepared in rare families. However, today many recipes gain a second life, and the eggnog gradually returns lost popularity.

Cooking Features

The origin of the name “eggnog”, as well as the dish itself, is not known for certain and fanned by legends. Some attribute this invention to the German pastry chef, who called it the German word Kuddel-Muddel, which means “a jumble”. Others consider deacon Gogel from Mogilev as the author of this dish, who invented to heal his throat and restore his voice with the help of a raw egg mixed with bread crumb. There is an opinion that it was his recipe that was taken as the basis for the Countess Bronislava Pototskaya, who thought of adding honey to the egg instead of bread and gave this useful delicacy the name “eggnog”, finding it more harmonious. Anyway, in the classic version this dish belongs to desserts, and in addition to the beaten eggs, it uses sugar, not salt and bread.

There are a lot of recipes for cooking eggnog. There are traditional options for adults when alcoholic drinks are included, and for children, in which alcohol is replaced with juice or something else tasty and healthy. Regardless of the recipe chosen, the general principles of the cooking of the eggnog remain unchanged, and it is desirable to follow them, intending to make this dessert at home.
Eggs are based on eggs or yolks only. In any case, they are used raw, which creates the risk of infection with salmonellosis. In this case, eggnog instead of good can cause harm. To avoid this, do not use eggs from chickens, the health status of which you do not know.
To cook a eggnog, eggs must be whipped. According to some recipes, they are whipped as a whole, while others need to whisk the yolk and protein separately. It will be easier to beat the eggs, after they have cooled them and mixed them with a pinch of salt and sugar, while beating.
If your child has a sore throat and you give him eggnog for medicinal purposes, it is better not to beat the eggs into a thick foam - this can aggravate the problem. Therefore, in this case it is advisable to use eggs at room temperature.
A stale egg will not only spoil the taste and aroma of a eggnog, but also harm health. Do not use expired or improperly stored eggs.
Consume eggnog should be freshly prepared. It cannot be stored for long periods, even if you put it in the fridge.
If you cook an eggnog from homemade eggs, it will be much more useful.

Knowing the general requirements for cooking eggnog at home, you can safely choose any recipe you like and start cooking.

The classic recipe of the eggnog with wine

Composition:

chicken egg - 1 pc .;
sugar - 20 g;
table wine, white or red, - 40 ml;
milk - 150 ml;
salt - at the tip of a knife;
nutmeg - a pinch.

Preparation Method:

Separate the yolk from the protein.
Divide the sugar in half, combine one part with the yolk, the other with the protein.
Pound the yolk with sugar, pour wine into it, add salt, whisk.
Pour in the milk and whisk again and fill the bowl with the mixture, leaving room for decoration.
With a mixer, turn the protein into a thick foam. Decorate her eggnog.
Finish the decoration of the dessert by sprinkling grated nutmeg on its surface.

This recipe repeats the most common in its time recipe for cooking eggnog. However, for children and before it was prepared without wine, using a completely different recipe.

The classic recipe of a eggnog without wine

Composition:

chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
sugar - 20 g;
salt - a pinch;
ground cinnamon - a pinch.

Preparation Method:

Separate the whites from the yolks. Protein clean for 10 minutes in the refrigerator.
Divide sugar into 2 parts.
Pour half the sugar into the yolks. Beat with a mixer at high speed. Beat up until the egg mass increases in volume by about 2-2, 5 times.
Remove proteins from the refrigerator. Pour into them the remaining sugar and salt. Beat the whites in a thick foam.
Combine the protein and yolk mass, mix them with a mixer.
Transfer the eggnog to the bowl and sprinkle with cinnamon powder.

This dessert should be eaten with spoons. This kind of eggnog was often offered to children, although a recipe with milk was no less common.

Children's eggnog with milk

Composition:

chicken yolk - 1 pc .;
milk - 0, 2 l;
honey - 50 ml;
orange juice - 50 ml;
cinnamon - a pinch.

Preparation Method:

Heat the milk and dissolve the honey in it.
Separate yolks from proteins. Beat yolks with a mixer.
When the milk has cooled to a temperature just above room temperature, add yolks and orange juice to it. Whisk thoroughly with a mixer.
Fill the mixture with an Irish glass or a cup, sprinkle with cinnamon.

Such a eggnog is very useful. It is good to drink when you have a cold when you have a sore throat.

Chocolate Eggnog

Composition:

chicken egg (yolks) - 2 pcs .;
cocoa powder - 5 g;
butter - 10 g;
sugar - 20 g;
chocolate chips - to taste.

Preparation Method:

Separate the yolks from the proteins.
Mix yolks with sugar, softened butter and cocoa powder using a mixer. Stop beating only when the mass increases in volume approximately two times.
Rub some chocolate, white or black.
Transfer the eggnog to the ice cream bowl, sprinkle with chocolate chips.

The eggnog prepared according to this recipe is very popular with children. If you make it for an adult, sugar can be taken in half.

Vanilla Eggnog

Composition:

chicken egg - 1 pc .;
salt - a pinch;
vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
sugar - 10 g;
dessert wine or grape juice - 20 ml;
milk - 100 ml.

Preparation Method:

Beat the egg, separating the yolk from the albumen. Protein for 10-15 minutes, put in the refrigerator.
Pound the yolk with sugar in the amount of one teaspoon, add milk and whisk with a mixer.
Pour in vanillin, pour in wine or juice. Whisk again.
After removing the protein from the refrigerator, add the remaining sugar and a pinch of salt to it. Beat until thick foam forms.
Pour the eggnog into a cocktail glass, decorate with foam.

The eggnog cooked according to this recipe has a seductive aroma that is equally enjoyed by both children and adults.

Eggnog with Cognac

Composition:

chicken egg - 1 pc .;
salt - at the tip of a knife;
sugar - 20 g;
water - 50 ml;
milk - 50 ml;
cognac - 50 ml;
cherry juice - 50 ml;
grated chocolate - to taste.

Preparation Method:

Separate the white from the yolk, put it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
Add half of the sugar specified in the recipe to the yolk, whisk it with a mixer until the mixture brightens.
Add cold juice, water, milk, brandy. Beat for 2-3 minutes.
Get the protein out of the fridge. Beat it, mixed with sugar and salt.
Put the protein foam in the glass. Pour the eggnog into it.

Before serving, dessert does not hurt to decorate with grated chocolate.

Eggnog can be prepared using other recipes. Knowing the classic options and principles of cooking this dessert, you can make it according to your own recipes.

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