Actual Butterbeer - pretend you're Harry Potter!
- Thread starter Edmund Blackadder
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Aly Fan
MeowCluck!
Ooooh i'm totally going to try this....although my cooking record...is atrocious to say the least!! But i'll give it a go 🙂
Ooh was that show on like yesterday...or possibly the day before...and he made a bangers and mash look a like dessert thing??
Ooh was that show on like yesterday...or possibly the day before...and he made a bangers and mash look a like dessert thing??
Tueuse de Vampires
Love will tear us apart..
In case anyone's interested....paperdoll and I are going to make butterbeer tonight 😀
We'll keep you updated on how it works out.
We'll keep you updated on how it works out.
Edmund Blackadder
Scooby
Its got to be proper ale and not fizzy cold lager!
And if you could take pictures of the stages and let us know what its like - that would be awesome!
I love you two girls by the way!
Edmund Blackadder
Scooby
One of the tasters on Hestons show did actually say 'it tastes of Christmas'.
Q
Queen Mum
I thought of Butterbeer something similar to Advocaat. Mh. It nearly is as good ;)
Okay, we did it! It does taste quite nice, and it's really easy. The only thing is, you have to be really quick with the whisking after you've added the egg yolks. I wasn't quite fast enough so it already started to scramble. But we put it through a sieve before pouring it in our glasses and all was fine. As the butter part in butterbeer already suggest, it is quite fatty, and heavy. And it tastes best when it's still warm. I guess it is best for winter.
Note on the alcohol: I think most of it did dissapear when we heated it. But it's definitely not all gone, so minors beware (sw)
Anyways, here's the photolog:
The beer in the pot:
Me stirring
Cangel stirring
The mixture after adding the egg, sugar, nutmeg
BUTTERBEER!
Me tasting
And for the egg whites, we didn't want to waste it. So, meringues! The recipe: Egg whites, lots of sugar, whisk till it's stiff and there's no liquid left, make funny shapes, put them in the oven (low temperature, ca 130 celsius) for until they're are slightly brown, cool down outside the oven till they're more or less solid.
This is me doing my best Nigella Lawson impersonation:
Cangel was only slightly less convincing:
This one's for Lindsey:
Note on the alcohol: I think most of it did dissapear when we heated it. But it's definitely not all gone, so minors beware (sw)
Anyways, here's the photolog:
The beer in the pot:
Me stirring
Cangel stirring
The mixture after adding the egg, sugar, nutmeg
BUTTERBEER!
Me tasting
And for the egg whites, we didn't want to waste it. So, meringues! The recipe: Egg whites, lots of sugar, whisk till it's stiff and there's no liquid left, make funny shapes, put them in the oven (low temperature, ca 130 celsius) for until they're are slightly brown, cool down outside the oven till they're more or less solid.
This is me doing my best Nigella Lawson impersonation:
Cangel was only slightly less convincing:
This one's for Lindsey:
OMG I love you guys! I cant wait to try it out myself! I love the 7th photo, cheers!
Tueuse de Vampires
Lol i hate that photo....i look so fat in it...but check out our cool mugs :p
Queen Mum
Not bovvered
The beer really is quite nice, though it did thrash my plans of finishing my paper tonight. I'll just might as well go to bed now and get up early and write it then...
... not 😉
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Cangel agrees: remember my paper plan last thursday on christian's birthday?
Oh yes, they were thrashed too, but with loads of more alcohol. I'm just not used to butter anymore you know. Anywaaaay. Good night.
... not 😉
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Cangel agrees: remember my paper plan last thursday on christian's birthday?
Oh yes, they were thrashed too, but with loads of more alcohol. I'm just not used to butter anymore you know. Anywaaaay. Good night.
Tueuse de Vampires
remember my paper plan last thursday on christian's birthday?
Edmund Blackadder
Scooby
I knew I loved you guys!
Well I will hopefully be doing this soon - don't want to do it by myself and I don't plan to have friends around for a while.
So, fattening and tasty?
LOVELY!
Ohh and while I too like pictures 7, 8 and 9 I have to say the last one is my favourite - love a good ass shot!
Well I will hopefully be doing this soon - don't want to do it by myself and I don't plan to have friends around for a while.
So, fattening and tasty?
LOVELY!
Ohh and while I too like pictures 7, 8 and 9 I have to say the last one is my favourite - love a good ass shot!
I
itsxpaperdoll
Thanks, I guess... (sw)
Tueuse de Vampires
Love will tear us apart..
Ohhhhh, btw .... picture 7, 8 & 9, check out the drawn picture in the background on my cupboard....I made that in a bout of kindergarden nostalgia 😛
J
JenniferAlice
Guest
Haha, great pictures, gals!
I want Butterbeer now, your series of photos were like a blatant advertisement!
Must...have...Butterbeer.
I want Butterbeer now, your series of photos were like a blatant advertisement!
Must...have...Butterbeer.
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atticus
Guest
Lindsey McDonald
Spirit Boy
Haha! The Nigela one is perfect PD!
And you don't know how weird it is for me to see that guy sitting in your kitchen! 😀
And you don't know how weird it is for me to see that guy sitting in your kitchen! 😀
fly on the wall
you have but-face.
*gasp*
I always suspected it might be partially alcohol. When Winky gets repeatedly drunk off of it, Ron says, "But it's not strong, that stuff." Which made me think it WAS alcohol, just not strong alcohol.
Even so...JK!!!! How could you?
I always suspected it might be partially alcohol. When Winky gets repeatedly drunk off of it, Ron says, "But it's not strong, that stuff." Which made me think it WAS alcohol, just not strong alcohol.
Even so...JK!!!! How could you?
Lindsey McDonald
Spirit Boy
Well, Jo once said that one Galleon was worth around five Pounds Sterling. This was the exchange rate used to price the Comic Relief books in Galleons too. From there you can work down to Sickles and Knuts.
Of course, Jo has never claimed to be good with maths. There are some discrepencies - such as why the Weasley's had only £5 at the start of CoS, and how they managed to buy stuff for FIVE children going to Hogwarts with it, but it's been semi-retconned that way. Although, I can't see Gringotts giving out 100% mortgages and the Wizarding World going into economic meltdown, so perhaps the Galleon is much stronger now? :silly:
Someone, please, shut me up!