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Brandy Butter (Hard Sauce)

By: Emma Brown-Beresford 
"This is a traditional sauce to be served with Plum Pudding. Yummy served later on hot raisin toast."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

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Original Recipe Yield 2 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/8 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 4 tablespoons brandy

Directions

  1. Place butter, confectioners sugar, orange rind, orange juice, and brandy or cognac into food processor and mix until smooth. Pile sauce into serving bowl and refrigerate. Remove from fridge about one hour before serving.

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Amount Per Serving  Calories: 376 | Total Fat: 25.9g | Cholesterol: 69mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by Mollycurls77   view full review
Excellent. I piped this into rosettes on a parchent lined baking sheet and stuck them in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2004 by CSANDST1   view full review
This is delicious. I'd never had hard sauce before and didn't know what to expect. I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2010 by KITTENWITHAWHIP   view full review
The texture and flavor were excellent until I started putting in the zest. The orange flavor...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2010 by ABALONE25   view full review
Pretty yummy. This recipe makes a LOT of the brandy butter. Next time I think I'd cut it in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2009 by Sudie B Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was delicious--I didn't have an orange on hand, so used 1 t. vanilla instead
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2005 by ROBOTMONSTERIN3D   view full review
I wasn't taken by this. It seemed to add little to my dessert.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2011 by Joel P Lynn   view full review
The Hard Sauce is sensational with peach, or any fruit cobbler.

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