Brandy Butter (Hard Sauce)

7 Reviews

“This is a traditional sauce to be served with Plum Pudding. Yummy served later on hot raisin toast.” - by Emma Brown-Beresford

Ingredients

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

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Original recipe yields 2 cups

Directions

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.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
376 cal
19%

Fat
25.9 g
40%

Carbs
32 g
10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (7)

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Mollycurls77

Dec. 24, 2003

"Excellent. I piped this into rosettes on a parchent lined baking sheet and stuck them in the freezer. Served them with plum pudding and a brown sugar sauce...." See more"

CSANDST1

Jan. 5, 2004

"This is delicious. I'd never had hard sauce before and didn't know what to expect. I used bourbon because that was what I had on hand. Don't be confused by the word "sauce." This comes out as a sp..." See moreread. I served this with Chocolate Plum Pudding found on this site."

KITTENWITHAWHIP

Jan. 4, 2010

"The texture and flavor were excellent until I started putting in the zest. The orange flavor was overwhelming to my Plum Pudding, and the brandy curdled the mix. No one else had curdling trouble so ..." See morethat must just be me, I didn't take a star off for that. I can see how this sauce would be delicious on cinnamon rolls but it was just too much for plum pudding. Leaving out the juice and zest and adding the brandy a little at a time to taste would have yielded a perfect sauce. Oh well. Next time!"

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