Saturday, December 09, 2006
BBQ Bob's Drunken Sugar Plums!
Sorry it's taken me so long, folks, to get this show up. Hope you enjoy it. I was surprised to learn how many people don't know what sugar plums are! This is a centuries old recipe!
Remember Bob's buzzword for Christmas and holidays in general, TRADITION. If you don't have any, start makin' 'em. It's never too late.
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2 cups whole almonds
2 tsp Myers's Dark Rum
1/4 cup honey
2 tsp grated orange zest
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup finely chopped dried apricots
1 cup finely chopped pitted dates
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 400. Arrange almonds on a baking sheet in a single layer and toast in oven for ten minutes. Set aside to cool and then finely chop. Meanwhile, combine the rum, honey, orange zest, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg in a medium mixing bowl. Add almonds, apricots, and dates and mix well. Pinch off rounded teaspoon sized pieces of the mixture and roll into balls. Roll balls in sugar and refrigerate in single layers between sheets of wax paper in airtight containers for up to one month.
God Bless You!
BBQ Bob and Miss Claudia
along with
Catie
Bernadette
Francis Patrick
& the wild child,
Sean Paul
Labels: christmas, christmas recipe, holiday cooking, sugar plums
