Brandy Butter Hard Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Place butter, confectioners sugar, orange rind, orange juice, and brandy or cognac into food processor and mix until smooth. Pile sauce into serving bowl and refrigerate. Remove from fridge about one hour before serving.

Steps:

• Mix together the sugar, butter, vanilla and egg in a saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar melts. Add the brandy and stir for 1 minute. Add the nutmeg and orange zest, and serve warm.

Steps:

• Beat butter until light and fluffy (I use a hand held mixer).
• Gradually blend in the powdered sugar; add vanilla and cream, beating well to combine.
• Beat in the rum, to taste.
• Transfer to a pretty glass serving bowl, dust with nutmeg.
• Cover with cling film and refrigerate several hours or overnight, or may be packed into jars for holiday gift giving.
• Serve as a rich topping over warm holiday desserts such as Christmas pudding, soft gingerbread or spicecake, or apple or mince pies and tarts.
• Keeps for several weeks in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• 1. Cream the butter thoroughly, then beat in sugar slowly until well blended and fluffy.
• 2. Add vanilla,brandy and salt and mix well.
• 3. Chill in its container.

Steps:

• In a small, heavy saucepan, bring the cream to a boil.
• Stir in the butter and sugar.
• Pour some of this mixture into the egg yolks, whisking to prevent curdling.
• Return egg-yolk mixture to the pan and simmer, stirring constantly, just until the mixture thickens; do not boil.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the Cognac.