Olsson Recipes

WSJ dec 2014 … NYC Aquavit restaurant makes 1 bottle, serve with spiced hot chocolate

Aquavit

• scrub 1 thumb size piece ginger, slice into coins. Add sliced ginger to a glass mason jar or bottle.
• 5 cinnamon sticks
• 30 cloves
• zest of ½ orange (use vegetable peeler)
• 750 ml good vodka.
• Seal and store in cool place out of direct light 5-7 days. turn bottle every couple days. Strain away all spices. fine sieve or coffee filter.

Spiced Hot Chocolate – serves 2

• Into a med pot add:
• 1¼C milk
• Zest of ¼ orange
• 1 cinnamon stick crushed into large fragments
• 10 cloves
• 1½ TB peeled and coarsely chopped ginger

Simmer gently 15 minutes, do not scald milk. Then add:

• Add 1 TB cocoa powder
• 3 TB light brown sugar
• 1¼ oz dark chocolate

Whisk until chocolate melts and cocoa is completely mixed. Turn off heat. Add 1 to 2 oz of Ginger Snap aquavit to hot chocolate. Strain into 2 cups/glasses.

Whip ½ C heavy cream until soft peaks form.

top cups/glasses with whipped cream, sprinkle with cocoa powder.