NT raw eggnog?

[Tcarwyn]

Anyone have a good (tried) recipe? or doI just pour milk, cream eggs, vanilla, rapadure and nutmeg together till it taste good?

Tanya

[Arwyn]

My family's traditional nog recipe:

6 eggs, separated
Beat egg whites, adding sweetener (I still use white sugar for this - 1/4 cup ) until they form soft peaks
Take the yolks, add sweetener (1/2 cup sugar), beat until very, very pale yellow
To yolks, add 1 quart half and half (cream or whole milk or a combo should be fine) and 2T rum (white or, by preference, spiced ) and/or a little vanilla, then gently fold in egg whites. It will still be a little separated with the foam kind of floating on the liquid, but that's half the fun.

Sooooo good. I don't know how it would turn out with other sweeteners, but it should be totally doable.

[Gale Force]

1 yolk + 1 cup milk is a good proportion
sweetener of choice (I use honey)

gently warm milk, add some vanilla

Beat yolks and add sweetener to yolks (If you use a sugar you might want to add to the milk instead so that the sugar dissolves)

Add milk mixture to yolks slowly, stirring constantly.

[Tcarwyn]

I just made it ! It is great....! I used less sugar and added some cinnamon ( was out of nutmeg, rats!)

Thanks a bunch...

tanya

[MyLittleWonders]

We do 2 yolks per cup of whole (raw) milk. : It's really good like that.

3 cups milk
6 egg yolks
1/4 cup sweetener (honey, maple or agave here, depending on my mood)
splash or two of vanilla extract
a few good shakes of nutmeg

Blend it all together ... YUM!!!

[Ravin]

DH makes the eggnog here. I don't know how, don't think he uses a recipe, but it's the only eggnog I've ever tried that I actually liked.

[elelvee]

I use agave too. I signed out of the raw dairy group so I can't even get my recipe back & I can never remember if it's two eggs to two quarts or one. But I use two tablespoons raw crystal sugar and two ounces agave nectar to two quarts liquid.
I did this because I did not know how to use alcohol. I increase the fat content to 25% cream and spice with nutmeg.

[Arwyn]

Since I'm not actually a NT follower (I just happen to have the best raw eggnog recipe in the world and like to share ), what is the NT position on alcohol?

[Metasequoia]

There's an awesome recipe around here but the search engine isn't working :!

Fortunately, I saved it.

Originally Posted by dvons

1 cup of raw whole milk
2 egg yokes
splash of vanilla
pinch of salt
1/8 - 1/4 cup sweetner of choice (I just use what's around, raw honey, organic sugar, etc and I like mine sweet so I use more to taste)
1 shot or two brandy or butterscotch schnapps if I'm feeling like having alcohol.

I just throw it all in the blender until frothy and add the nutmeg on top

I've also been known to substitute coconut milk instead of raw milk.

I do 1 cup raw milk, 2 egg yolks, splash of vanilla, splash of maple syrup, pinch of salt & a sprinkle of nutmeg.

[mama~bear]

Originally Posted by Metasequoia

I do 1 cup raw milk, 2 egg yolks, splash of vanilla, splash of maple syrup, pinch of salt & a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Wow, I cannot rave enogh ~ we just made this and it was phenomenal. So much for my post on how to get my eggs in each day ... unfortunately, I used my last bit of vanilla. How do you think it would taste without it?

And what do you do with the leftover egg whites?

[Ruthla]

Originally Posted by Arwyn

Since I'm not actually a NT follower (I just happen to have the best raw eggnog recipe in the world and like to share ), what is the NT position on alcohol?

It's a traditional food! It's just one to be consumed in moderation.

Originally Posted by mama~bear

And what do you do with the leftover egg whites?

Merangues?

[Tcarwyn]

I think Sally Fallon actually says no to the alcohol thing, which frankly I find short sighted. It is a traditional food, and taken by many cultures. Even animals are known to get drunk from fermented fallen fruit.

So, yeah, I had a nice shot of whiskey in my 'nog last night...mama's little helper

I am going to try the next batch with the 2 yolks per cup of milk. This batch I made with whole eggs, and not very many of them...

Tanya

[steffanie3]

There was a recipe in this month's Mothering, I need to get some good eggs to make some now.

[celestialdreamer]

I make some for dd with coconut milk instead of cow's milk since we are dairy free. Its pretty much the same recipe as Metasequoia's, but I use either maple syrup OR honey. And I use the organic vanilla paste from Trader Joe's instead of vanilla extract because it gives it little vanilla specks. My dd just loves it! Very rich with the coconut milk though, so I don't drink much.

[dvons]

Have I made it when a recipe I posted is quoted?

I just wanted to give a heads up for those with Food Network that Good Eats (my favorite show) is doing an Eggnog episode on Wed night. I've got it set to record!

Deb

[nicholas_mom]

Anybody try it with raw cream instead of milk?

Someone at my office makes an awsome eggnogg....very creamy and very rich, but she uses condensed milk and evaporated milk

So, I was going to use raw cream instead of the condensed milk and evaporated milk.

Any thoughts?

[Arwyn]

I don't see why not. Like I said, I use half and half ("milk" from a CAN for EGGNOG? , but cream should work beautifully. Just depends on how, well, creamy you want it.

I can't remember where, but I read that for most americans, the only fermented food consumed is beer - but really, does MGD count? Ew.

[gardenmommy]

I made some last night, just for me. Oh my! It was very yummy! Thanks for reminding me!

[dvons]

Originally Posted by nicholas_mom

Anybody try it with raw cream instead of milk?

Someone at my office makes an awsome eggnogg....very creamy and very rich, but she uses condensed milk and evaporated milk

So, I was going to use raw cream instead of the condensed milk and evaporated milk.

Any thoughts?

Another variation I've seen is whipping heavy cream with the sweetner until not quite as stiff as whipped cream then folding in the egg yokes. That would make a super creamy nog!

Deb

[Tcarwyn]

I did about 1/3 raw cream and 2/3 raw milk...nice and not too thick ( I dont liek it too thick...) I think though that the real thicknes comes from the egg yols...or am I wrong?



Tanya