Festive Kentucky Flavours
Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by admin in Featured
Kentucky has incredibly varied and flavoursome cuisine, much of it not seen in the rest of the states, thanks largely to its growing use of its native bourbon and because of its spanning both the traditional northern and southern states. So here’s some festive recipes to get the festive juices flowing.
Maker’s Mark Distillery Eggnog
There’s no better Xmas drink than the traditional American holiday favourite eggnog, this one made Kentucky-style with Makers Mark bourbon.
You will need: 24 eggs, 1.5 cups of sugar, 1 litre of Maker’s Mark bourbon (that will warm you up), 1 quart of heavy whipping cream and a quart of milk.
Just separate the eggs and beat the yolks until creamy; whip the sugar into the yolks. Beat egg whites until they stand in peaks; add half a cup of extra sugar, if needed. Beat yolks and bourbon together and fold in whites. Beat the cream and add with milk. Serve in eggnog cups and add nutmeg for garnish.
Source: Kentucky’s Best-Fifty Years of Great Recipes by Linda Allison-Lewis
White Pillars Bed and Breakfast Pumpkin Crunch
This tasty dessert can be had from Halloween onwards, using the traditional pumpkin so beloved in the states. It hails from a little B&B known as White Pillars Bed and Breakfast in Russell Springs, Kentucky, a fine southern home built in 1876.
Ingredients
2 cups cooked and mashed pumpkin, 12 ounces evaporated milk, 3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sugar, 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, half a teaspoon salt, 1 yellow butter cake mix, 1 cup quick cooking oats or 1 cup chopped nuts 2 sticks butter, melted.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt together. Pour into buttered 13”x9”x2” cake pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix and oats or nuts over top. Pour melted butter over top of mixture. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
Serve warm with whipped topping, if desired, enough for 12 people.
For the full recipe, visit: http://www.atasteofkentucky.com/shop/kitchen/kentucky-white-pillars-bed-and-breakfast-pumpkin-crunch-recipe.html
Stuffing for the turkey
For more Xmas recipes, you can no better than visit http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/SEASONS/christhol.html - it has all the xmas staples, from cranberry and marshmallow relish to baked country ham for boxing day, sweet potato biscuits for dipping in the gravy and kentucky corn pudding.
One of the tastiest dishes is the stuffing for the turkey, sweet potato stuffing. Grab the recipe here. Alternatively, if you want to go really southern – and let’s not forget, Kentucky was neutral in the civil war, so the state is open to cuisine from north and south – go for some Confederate Cornbread Dressing. Don’t worry; “dressing” is just another southern word for “stuffing”.
Grab the recipe here, it’s simple.
Punch ball
For a punch type drink with a punch, grab this cranberry and bourbon surprise, it’s tasty, and using the American Xmas staple, the cranberry. It seems a lot of hassle to find the organic cranberries and pick over them but it’s well worth it. (Cranberry is a seasonal fruit, with a short fresh window, so cranberry juice is just as apt)
Recipe courtesy of www.yumsugar.com http://www.yumsugar.com/Recipe-Kentucky-Christmas-Bourbon-Cocktail-6781608
That’s it, happy Xmas! Remember, if you wanna try more Kentucky foods, all year round, then head for this vast repository of tasty ideas at www.atasteofkentucky.com
