Tuesday, January 4, 2011

a hot drink for cold nights

For New Years I FINALLY made this hot apple cider rum drink and I was pleasantly surprised by the way it turned out. Need some warming up? Give it a try.

Preheat the oven to 350.

Take 3 oranges and make thin cuts all over each one with a knife. In each cut stuff cloves (each orange should have approximately 1 tablespoon of cloves).

Put the stuffed oranges in the oven and set the timer for 40 minutes.

When there's about 5 minutes left on the timer, combine half a gallon of apple cider (or less - I found it a bit too sweet) and 3 sticks of cinnamon. Heat for a few minutes before removing and pouring into a punch bowl.

Remove oranges from oven and add them to the punch bowl. Stir in a cup and a half of rum - the darker the better!

Voila! You now have an amazing hot punch to serve. The stuffed oranges also smell splendid when they're in the oven so your entire kitchen will have a wonderful aroma.

Pair the drink with something like Stacey Kent's intoxicating song Jardin d'hiver.

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