Warninks Snowball (12 x 250ml)

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Put the flour and salt into a bowl and stir briefly then add 1 portion of the butter (cubed) and rub in The Create the Holidays series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog is filled with free printables, crafts, recipes, and more for Christmas and the Winter Holidays! Use fresh lime juice rather than lime cordial. Lime juice adds zesty freshness to the drink whereas lime cordial can make it a little too sweet and the flavour is not so vibrant. Step-by-step instructions I’ve often mentioned that I grew up living in a pub, and I worked behind the bar when I was old enough.

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Fold the empty third of the dough over the top of the dough, bringing it to the centre. Fold the other end of the pastry over the top, then rotate the pastry 90 degrees It’s Christmas 21 and I have just bought some Advocaat from Lidl’s with intention to have a Christmas drink. But it’s up to you whether to make the pastry or use store-bought instead – the pies will turn out wonderfully either way

Up next is the Garland made using Warninks, amontillado sherry, spiced rum, topped with ginger ale, and garnished with candied ginger. Advocaat, along with notes of raisin and nut from the rum and the sherry, creates a Christmas pudding flavour with added ginger ale for that underlying spice – it’s Christmas cake in a glass. Rich & creamy Warninks Advocate is full bodied with a sweet and creamy texture with aromas of vanilla.

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Anyway, I relish that morning. It’s got easier each year. From the craziness of crawling babes let loose in a china shop, to last year where there were fewer chocolate buttons required as bribery and more interest in creating something together. Just like brandy butter, advocaat butter is the perfect partner to mince pies, whether they are served warm or cold. It adds that extra level of indulgence to this festive treat, so I urge you to whip up a batch to serve with these puff pastry mince pies. Ingredients notes Remember to chill the pastry dough properly. It is easier to handle when sufficiently chilled and will bake to a superior texture Don’t skip mixing the advocaat, lime and ice together first – it helps them blend well with the ginger beer and cool all ingredients down nicely

It’s common to find brandy butter recipes using caster, powdered or brown sugar. I opted for light brown sugar for my advocaat butter to provide a lovely mellow depth of flavour to complement the advocaat. Step-by-step instructions If you fancy tweaking a snowball, Charles suggests using cloudy lemonade and garnishing with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to create a Posh Snowball drink or adding mini meringue or Custard Cream on the side. I remember having these as a child at Christmas time; it wasn’t served in a martini though and no sign of an umbrella ;), it was the 70s, it was served in a half pint tumbler. Or, you can just buy it in a bottle - Warninks is the most common brand in the UK ( get it online* if you can't find it in the shops!). Obviously this is the option I chose (do you know me at all?).

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Shake Warninks and freshly squeezed lime juice or cordial together with ice. Strain into a coupe or martini glass and top up with lemonade or soda. Garnish with Christmas foliage or mini meringues for a touch of class! Warninks, established in 1616 and made in Holland, is the largest manufacturer of quality advocaat in the world and one of the original advocaat producers. Advocaat is a traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar and brandy. Warninks Advocaat is a firm favourite in the UK, especially around Christmas. As some say: ‘It wouldn’t be Christmas without Warninks’. The beverage is covered, but what about other dishes to make this recipe into a full meal? Here are my suggestions! Add lots of ice to a highball glass the top with Warninks, cream sherry and lemonade. Finish by balancing a custard cream biscuit on the rim – take a bite out for added fun!