Schlagwort: Schottisch

[:de]Mein Hot Toddy[:en]My Hot Toddy[:]

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[Werbung] Kalte Novemberabende lassen sich wunderbar auf der Couch mit einer Serie, einem Buch oder dem Strickzeug verbringen. Warme Novembernachmittage am besten auf dem Balkon mit dem Gesicht in die Sonne. Ein warmer Drink in der Hand ist eine gute Begleitung zu beidem.

Zum November mit seinen letzten goldenen Sonnenstrahlen passt wunderbar der Bourbon. Damit mir nicht kalt wird packe ich ihn in einen wärmenden Hot Toddy. Um den nahenden Winterblues fernzuhalten verwende ich frisch gepressten Orangensaft, dazu heißes Wasser und wärmende Gewürze.

Meinen Vitamin D Vorrat habe ich dieses Jahr glücklicherweise schon in Thailand aufgestockt. Innere Wärme gibt mir der Hot Toddy.

Nimm das, Winter!

Hot Toddy with Bourbon and fresh orange juice - Hot Toddy mit Bourbon und frischem Orangensaft by Coconut & Vanilla

Vor einem Jahr: Peanut Butter Cups

Vor drei Jahren: Vanillesauce

Vor vier Jahren: Orangen-Vanille-Stangen

Vor fünf Jahren: Schottisches Shortbread

Vor sechs Jahren: Crème brûlée mit Gewürzen

Mein Hot Toddy

inspiriert von diesem Rezept von thebar.com (hier findet ihr übrigens noch mehr winterliche Cocktails, die wunderbar in die Weihnachtszeit passen)

Zutaten:

  • 5 cl Bourbon
  • 6 cl frisch gepresster Orangensaft
  • 75 ml heißes Wasser
  • 1 Nelke
  • 1/2 Vanillestange (das Vanillemark wird hier nicht benötigt; eine wunderbare Verwendung findet es in diesen Apfel & Vanille Madeleines mit brauner Butter)

Den Bourbon und den Orangensaft in eine vorgewärmte Tasse (vorher mit heißem Wasser füllen zum Anwärmen) oder in ein thermoisoliertes Glas geben. Der Drink kühlt sonst rasch ab.

Die Nelke und die ausgekratze Vanillestange dazugeben und mit dem heißen Wasser aufgießen.

Sofort genießen!

Dieser Post ist in Kooperation mit thebar.com entstanden. Rezept, Konzept, Fotos und Meinung sind meine.

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[Advertisment] Cold november evenings are made for sitting on the couch watching series, reading a book or knitting along. Warm november afternoons are best spend on the balcony with the face in the sun. A warm drink is the best company for both.

November with its last golden sun rays calls for the golden warm bourbon. I pack the bourbon in a warm hot toddy to prevent being cold. To keep away the approaching winter blues I add freshly squeezed orange juice, hot water and warming spices.

Luckily, I stocked my vitamin d supply already in Thailand this year! The hot toddy provides me with inner warmth.

Take this, winter!

Hot Toddy with Bourbon and fresh orange juice - Hot Toddy mit Bourbon und frischem Orangensaft by Coconut & Vanilla

One year ago: peanut butter cups

Three years ago: vanilla sauce

Four years ago: orange vanilla sticks

Five years ago: scottish shortbread

Six years ago: spiced crème brûlée

My Hot Toddy

inspired by this recipe by thebar.com (you’ll find even more fitting recipes for Christmas and the whole winter time in general here)

Ingredients:

Preheat a mug with hot water beforehand or use a thermo-isolated glass, because the drink tends to cool down quite quickly otherwise.

Fill the bourbon and the orange juice in the mug. Add the clove and the vanilla bean and add the hot water.

Enjoy immediately!

This post was created in cooperation with thebar.com. Recipe, photos, concept and opinion are my own.

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Schottisches ShortbreadScottish Shortbread

Update: Für das deutsche Rezept nach unten scrollen!

I never were really fond of shortbread. Scottish or not. We didn’t even tried some, as we were in Scotland last year. We just brought some home as a gift. I ate some of the gift myself. But I’m not ashamed, since it revealed the tastiness of shortbread to me. Scottish shortbread. I don’t know how Irish tastes or other. So I’m only referring to Scottish.

Lately I thought again of the shortbread. And I thought of a try years ago to produce shortbread. It was a recipe of Jamie Oliver. It was not good. Since then I had a slightly aversion against shortbread. Sorry Jamie. But there was no reference of the Scottish there. A glimmer of hope? Well, I searched the internet for a simple shortbread recipe, no chocolate, no herbs, no fuss. And then I found it! On a blog, which blogger has it from a fellow blogger, who owns it from her Scottish grandfather!

Scottish Shortbread

 If you are not familiar with shortbread. I give you a short dive into the taste and texture of that shortbread. It’s crumbly, but not allover. Everything holds together, but on the edges it crumbles. It’s flaky, maybe you can see some layered flakes in the picture. Those layers brake apart in your mouth. And then comes the buttery taste.  There’s a lot of butter in there, but it doesn’t taste like your eating pure butter. Simple, but somehow complex. Maybe just delicious. So don’t keep your hands from that recipe, because of the butter, you will regret that! And yes you can eat more than one piece. Because they are lighter than you think.

You don’t need a special ingredient, it’s all there in the kitchen. Go and make them!

Scottish Shortbread

Schottisches Shortbread

ergibt: eine 20 x 20 cm Form, in kleine Quadrate geschnitten (für ein ganzes Blech die Menge verdoppeln)

Zutaten:

  • 110 g Zucker
  • 140 g Maisstärke
  • 300 g Weizenmehl
  • 225 g Butter, raumwarm, klein gewürfelt
  • 1 Prise Salz
  • Zucker zum Bestreuen nach dem Backen (hab ich weggelassen)

Den Ofen auf 160° C vorheizen.

In der Küchenmaschine oder mit dem Handrührer den Teig herstellen, dazu alle Zutaten in eine Schüssel geben und auf hoher Stufe verrühren, bis es wie Sand aussieht und keine Butterklümpchen mehr zu sehen sind. Die Mischung in die Form geben und fest reindrücken, bis es ebenmäßig und fest ist.

Den Teig mit einer Gabel mehrmals einstechen.

Das Shortbread 45-50 Minuten backen bis er goldgelb ist.

Aus dem Ofen nehmen, und mit Zucker bestreuen (optional). Auskühlen lassen und in Quadrate schneiden. Bei mir 4 x 4 cm.

Tipp: Wenn die Form eine Springform ist oder einen niedrigen Rand hat, ist es einfacher das Shortbread zu schneiden und es aus der Form zu nehmen.

I never were really fond of shortbread. Scottish or not. We didn’t even tried some, as we were in Scotland last year. We just brought some home as a gift. I ate some of the gift myself. But I’m not ashamed, since it revealed the tastiness of shortbread to me. Scottish shortbread. I don’t know how Irish tastes or other. So I’m only referring to Scottish.

Lately I thought again of the shortbread. And I thought of a try years ago to produce shortbread. It was a recipe of Jamie Oliver. It was not good. Since then I had a slightly aversion against shortbread. Sorry Jamie. But there was no reference of the Scottish there. A glimmer of hope? Well, I searched the internet for a simple shortbread recipe, no chocolate, no herbs, no fuss. And then I found it! On a blog, which blogger has it from a fellow blogger, who owns it from her Scottish grandfather!

Scottish Shortbread

 If you are not familiar with shortbread. I give you a short dive into the taste and texture of that shortbread. It’s crumbly, but not allover. Everything holds together, but on the edges it crumbles. It’s flaky, maybe you can see some layered flakes in the picture. Those layers brake apart in your mouth. And then comes the buttery taste.  There’s a lot of butter in there, but it doesn’t taste like your eating pure butter. Simple, but somehow complex. Maybe just delicious. So don’t keep your hands from that recipe, because of the butter, you will regret that! And yes you can eat more than one piece. Because they are lighter than you think.

You don’t need a special ingredient, it’s all there in the kitchen. Go and make them!

Scottish Shortbread

Scottish Shortbread

yields: one 20×20 cm square pan, cut into smaller squares (double the amount for a full sheet pan)

Ingredients:

  • 110 g sugar
  • 140 g corn starch
  • 300 g flour
  • 225 g butter, at room temperature
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • some sugar for sprinkling after baking ( I didn’t)

Preheat the oven to 160° C.

Add sugar, corn starch, flour and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer. Add the butter in pieces. Use the paddle attachment and whisk on a higher speed, until the butter is fully integrated and it looks like sand. It won’t form a dough. Pour the mixture into the pan and firmly press down the dough, until it’s an even mass.

Prickle the dough with a fork.

Bake the shortbread for 45 – 50 minutes until golden brown.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with sugar, if you want. Let cool, then cut into squares. I cut mine into 4×4 cm squares.

Tip: It helps if the pan is a spring pan (like mine) or  has a low rim. So it’s easier for cutting and especially for removing the shortbread from the pan.