Holiday Goodies
Rum raisin bars combine eating, drinking in one yummy treat.
If Thanksgiving is about eating, then surely New Year’s Eve is about drinking.
And what’s better than eating or drinking? Eating while drinking.
“The best stew I ever had someone made with Scotch,” says Patricia Helding, founder of New York’s Fat Witch Bakery, who likes to frost brownies for New Year’s Eve with Champagne icing.
“It just gives it a little fizz and that lovely Champagney flavor.”
We all know booze adds body to stews and roasts, but Helding says it also imparts aroma and sweetness to baked goods. It makes a classic brownie festive – think Kentucky bourbon balls – and far-out confections like rum raisin bars as playful as ice cream. Read More.
What's your favorite holiday treat?