Thursday, December 23, 2010

Gluehwein a cup-a-wine at Christmas Time

Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Gluehwein recipe for 2
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  • 1 1.5L bottle of decent wine
  • 2 med oranges
  • 1 med lemon
  • 6-8 cloves
  • 1 little star anise if you have
  • about 3-4 heaped table spoons of brown sugar or to taste
  • 1 big cinnamon stick
- pour the wine into a sauce pan twice the volume, and turn on med heat
- squeeze your citrus into the wine and microplane some zest into the wine as well (you can also just drop the squeezed citrus into the pot as well)
- add the cloves, star anise, and cinnamon stick

-Stir until it starts to become warmer, then add the sugar until the tartness goes away.
heat until your desired temp - don;t boil!!

- Keep covered and heat off while you drink small cups to see how it affects you - stay hydrated with water!!

Feel free to alter to your taste. This is just a basic recipe. If you look up mulled wine or spiced wine, you will find many recipes online. Click on the image above and it will take you to the Wiki entry for mulled wine. Enjoy!