THE FESTIVAL CARNET
Christmas Mulled Cider with Orange
A cider gently heated with cinnamon, apple and orange zest, for four cups.
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Warm cider keeps an apple taste sweeter than hot wine. Add only a small amount of sugar and removes the spices at the end of the infusion: their role is to emphasize the fruit, not to mask it.
This formula uses alcoholic cider and retains alcohol after heating. A variation on apple juice is specified below; it is not the same drink. Choose four heat-resistant cups and serve the filtered cider, without pieces of spices to swallow.
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The preparation step by step
Weighing and measuring
Measure 750 ml of cider and 100 ml of water. Weigh 20 g of brown sugar. Prepare a saucepan large enough to keep at least 5 cm free above the liquid.
Prepare the apple
Wash the half-apple, remove its heart and seeds and then cut it into thin strips. Keep the skin clean and edible; it will be filtered with the fruit.
Take the zest
Wash the orange and take two strips of zest, without the white part. Prepare the cinnamon stick and clove whole.
Dissolve the sugar
Heat 100 ml of water with 20 g of sugar. Stir until the bottom is clear and no longer shows crystals.
Infuse the spices
Add cinnamon, cloves and zest. Let it simmer for five minutes in this small amount of sweet water to develop their fragrance.
Add cider and apple
Pour the 750 ml of cider and then the apple slices. Move slowly and lower the fire. Monitors the first bubbles related to the cider gas.
Heater on low heat
Gradually bring the liquid around 70°C, without boiling it. It takes about ten minutes; the probe should stay in the center of the drink, away from the burning bottom.
Let it rest
Remove the pan from the heat, cover and wait ten minutes. Taste a small cooled spoon to check the balance between apple and spices.
Pass the drink
Filter in a pitcher to remove apple, zest and spices. Do not squeeze the mixture: the cider will stay clearer.
Hot Sers
Divide into four cups and let cool for a few moments before drinking. Does not announce the disappearance of alcohol simply because the preparation has been heated.
Conservation. Keep the rest filtered in the refrigerator until the next day after rapid cooling. Warm up slowly only once.
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The benchmarks for success
Variant without alcohol
Replaces 750 ml of cider with 750 ml of apple juice and removes 20 g of sugar. Keep 100 ml of water and the same spices.
The Gas of Cider
Pour slowly into the saucepan. The initial foam comes from the gas; it does not prove that the liquid boils.
Questions Before You Start
Can I use sweet cider?
Yes, but leave out the 20g of sugar because it’s already sweeter. Taste the drink after infusion.
Is the apple eaten?
You can reserve it for yourself after draining it, but it is not necessary to serve the filtered drink.
Why not boil for a long time?
Prolonged heating changes the balance and concentrates the sugar. It does not guarantee a non-alcoholic drink.
Baking tips for this recipe
- Preheat the oven according to the plug and prepare the mold before mixing the last ingredients.
- Uses the dimensions and cooking mode indicated: a higher or wider mold changes the cooking of the center.
- Follow the visual cues of step by step in addition to the duration. Respect the intended cooling before unmoulding or decorating.
Substitutions and variations
To vary a zest, choose another citrus fruit washed and intended for this use, keeping the same amount. Does not automatically replace juice, whose acidity can change the preparation.
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