So I've taken a hiatus but I'm back now and have a few recipes up my sleeve. I'm sorry to keep my small fan base waiting but never the less...
My mom came and stayed with me last week for one night. I love my hubby and wouldn't trade him for the world but I love a good girl's night. So... mom and I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 before going to see the second part the next day.
You know how there are Twi-mom's? My mom is a... um... well she loves Harry Potter. I'm not sure if there is a catchy name for that or not but I digress. Anyway, my step-dad surprised her this summer with a trip to Universal Studios to see Hogwarts (lucky...) and came back wanting to make her own Butterbeer. Which is the basis of today's (err... tonight's) culinary conquest.
For those of you who are not aware; here is a description of Butterbeer from the Harry Potter Wiki page. And yes... it does exist (http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page)
“Butterbeer is served cold in bottles and hot in "foaming tankards". In Hogsmeade, it's sold at the The Three Broomsticks and The Hog's Head, although the fact that the latter pub's stock was described as "very dusty" suggests that it was not sold there very often. In Diagon Alley, the drink has been known to be sold at the Leaky Cauldron.
At the Hog's Head, customers are charged two sickles per Butterbeer, but it is not certain whether this is a universal price for the drink, or if the price of the drink varies from location to location.
It has a very slight alcohol content, which could get house-elves fully drunk, but seemed to have a less pronounced effect on humans. In 1996, Harry Potter wondered what Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger might do at Professor Horace Slughorn's Christmas Party "under the influence of Butterbeer", indicating that it could lower inhibitions. Winky, a house-elf, took to getting drunk on Butterbeer after losing her job with the Crouch family — an addiction from which she never fully recovered.”
So there you have it. Butterbeer! But back to what I was saying. Mom and I made butterbeer in conclusion to our Girl's Night Out and I have documented the progress.This is a very simple recipe. There are more in depths ones you can find through Google. This is also not Universal Studio’s version. That is probably hidden in the depths of Gringotts. :)
So here are the ingredients:
- Butter - 1 tablespoon
- Cream Soda - 1 1/4 cup
- Whip Cream - 1 cup
- Caramel Topping - 1/4 cup
1. Add butter and caramel together in a microwave safe class and heat for 30 - 45 seconds till the caramel bubbles and the butter is melted.
2. Place whip cream in a bowl.
3. Once caramel mixture is ready, pour a small amount into the whip cream and stir. This will create a caramel flavored whip cream.
4. Pour the rest of the caramel mixture into the cup and add cream soda and stir. It will foam up so be ready to catch it. Maybe do it by the sink.
5. Once the foam head is removed, add caramel whip cream as the piece de resistance and enjoy!
So there you go. I haven't tasted the original butterbeer but mom said it was pretty close. I've actually tweaked the recipe a bit. The first time we made it, there was too much caramel and not enough cream soda. So I've fixed that. (I think you'll like this version better, mom, so give it a try.)
So that is my latest culinary conquest and I think it was a success and I hope you think so. Until than... try something new, what have you got to lose?
