Рецепт Mulled Wine Gingerbread with Orange Frosting
Filed in Healthy Cooking with Wine on December 26, 2009 with no comments
Maybe you have never considered pairing mulled wine with gingerbread, but it’s a combination made in foodie heaven; right up there with peanut butter and chocolate or blueberry and lemon. It’s also the perfect combination for a cold winter’s eve, and as always – simple to make!
I started with a Wine Barrel Gourmet Mulled Wine Muffin Mix.
Mulled Wine Muffin Mix
Add 3/4 cup molasses, 1/2 cup canola oil, 1/4 cup red wine, and 1/2 cup water or orange juice. Stir to combine, and bake in a greased, 8 x 8 inch pan at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely.
Prepare frosting – beat together 1/4 cup butter (at room temperature), 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 2 Tbsp orange juice. I also added just a drop of red and yellow food coloring to make the frosting a light orange color.
Mulled Wine Gingerbread
As you may be able to see from this not very good photo – I cut the gingerbread into 64 little pieces and piped a dollop of frosting on each, then lightly sprinkled with orange sugar sprinkles.
This was a good addition to our holiday buffet, not too sweet or rich, but a true old-fashioned comfort food. Using the Mulled Wine Muffin mix meant I didn’t have to deal with digging around in my spice cupboard for just the right spice combination during a time when the kitchen is a mess. And of all of the treats on the table, this one might actually be the healthiest as the mix contains whole wheat flour, and molasses is an excellent non-meat source of iron. The red wine provides a good foundation that pulls all the other flavors together. The Mulled Wine Muffin mix can be ordered here. Hurry though, this is a seasonal item and will only be available during the winter.
If, like me, you love all things ginger, check out the amazing new cookbook by Jennifer Lindner McGlinn, Gingerbread – Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy. She has included all kinds of historical gingerbread information with her creative, and inspiring recipes. I know I will be using it often!
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Renee Pottle, an author and heart-healthy educator, loves to explore and write about the Mediterranean Diet. She blogs at SeedToPantry.com and HestiasKitchen.com.