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Ingredients
- 6 small Fuji apples, cored
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 72 ounces ale
- 750 ml Madeira
- 10 whole cloves
- 10 whole allspice berries
- 1 cinnamon stick, 2-inches long
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 6 large eggs, separated
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Put the apples into an 8 by 8-inch glass baking dish. Spoon the brown sugar into the center of each apple, dividing the sugar evenly among them. Pour the water into the bottom of the dish and bake until tender, about 45 minutes.
Pour the ale and Madeira into a large slow cooker. Put the cloves, allspice, and cinnamon into a small muslin bag or cheesecloth, tied with kitchen twine, and add to the slow cooker along with the ginger and nutmeg. Set the slow cooker to medium heat and bring the mixture to at least 120 degrees F. Do not boil.
Add the egg whites to a medium bowl and using a hand mixer, beat until stiff peaks form. Put the egg yolks into a separate bowl and beat until lightened in color and frothy, approximately 2 minutes. Add the egg whites to the yolks and using the hand mixer, beat, just until combined. Slowly add 4 to 6 ounces of the alcohol mixture from the slow cooker to the egg mixture, beating with the hand mixer on low speed. Return this mixture to the slow cooker and whisk to combine.
Add the apples and the liquid from the baking dish to the wassail and stir to combine. Ladle into cups and serve.
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By ljmzta
Houston, Tx
on December 27, 2011
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It would have been better without the eggs. An important step I think AB left out was "turn off your cooker when finished." I ended up with scambled eggs on top of my drink mixture after about an hour with my crockpot set on high. I could only hold a half batch in my crockpot and it filled it to the brim so make sure you have an extra large slow cooker to make this full recipe. After I strained out the eggs though the mixture was ok, I'm used to drinking the apple cider version of this but the alcohol is nice, it's not as sweet as a mulled wine. Sur La Table had the spice bags which were very handy also the apple corer. I had fresh ginger instead of the ground ginger and added that to my spice bag. I may try it again next year minus the eggs.
By Gigibaggins
Burbank, CA
on December 23, 2011
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I made this without the eggs as I was serving it at a Winter Solstice party. (I didn't think the guys would drink it with eggs in it and I was right. They loved it. It was a crisp winter night and this was so warming and lovely. The crock pot was empty by the end of the night and all that was left was lovely cooked apples which I've mashed up and spiced, and will serve alongside some pork chops or latkes or something. Yummy.
By ChristyLea
Austin, TX
on December 09, 2011
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I am a huge fan of drinks like mulled wine and eggnog, so I love this! I will admit that I am not at all familiar with wassail (except the song, and the Claymation Christmas skit about it but I'll trust that AB did his research. This drink is a little time-intensive, and it might come out better if you saw the show (*eh hem*...temper your egg mixture, but well worth it. It will be making an appearance at our Christmas-night movie bonanza this year.
I used Chimay ale and the only Madeira the store had. Yuuum!
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