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Make your homemade winter special eggnog in a few steps

How to make eggnog at home and relish it this winter?

Subhadrika Sen

This winter try your hands at making eggnog for all the timed when you want to host a house-party or chill with friends or alone.

Surprise your guests by coming up with a homemade eggnog in a few simple steps.

Making eggnog at home isn’t very difficult. All you have to do is collect a few basic ingredients available at home and make the most delicious drink to enjoy with your winter binge or reading sessions.

Ingredients:

·        Eggs – 4 nos

·        Granulated sugar – ¾ cups

·        Whole milk – 2 cups

·        Heavy cream – 1 cup

·        Vanilla extract – 1 tsp

·        Grated nutmeg – 2 tsps

·        Bourbon/ rum/ brandy – ½ - 1 cup (optional)

·        Salt – (optional)

Make eggnog this winter

Method:

·        Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites in two different bowls.

·        Take the egg yolks and whisk them with sugar until you get a creamy mixture.

·        In a pan, heat milk, cream and nutmeg, but do not boil it.

·        Start pouring small amounts of this hot milk concoction into the whisked egg yolks mixture. Keep mixing the milk as you pour so that there is no scrambling.

·        Pour the yolk and milk mixture into the saucepan.

·        Heat the mixture till it thickens but does not boil.

·        Remove it from the heat and add the vanilla extract and any liquor of your choice (optional).

·        Let the mixture cool for 2-3 hours.

·        For garnishing, you can beat the egg whites and place a layer of it on the mixture and top it with nutmeg or cinnamon before serving.

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