Lemon Brandy Hard Sauce Recipes

BRANDY BUTTER (HARD SAUCE)

Steps:

• Place butter, confectioners sugar, orange rind, orange juice, and brandy or cognac into food processor and mix until smooth. Pile sauce into serving bowl and refrigerate. Remove from fridge about one hour before serving.

HARD SAUCE FOR BREAD PUDDING AND OTHER DESSERTS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• With a standing or hand-held mixer , beat the softened butter until creamy.
• Add the powdered sugar and mix while scraping the sides of the bowl, so the sugar and butter come together evenly.
• Add the vanilla extract, brandy, rum, or whiskey, and spices.
• Mix, scraping the sides again, to combine.
• Spoon the sauce into a bowl.
• Serve immediately and enjoy.

OLD FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F. Adjust rack to the middle of the bottom half of oven.
• Butter an 8 x 8 baking dish. Distribute bread chunks evenly in the dish and sprinkle cherries evenly throughout the bread. Add Mix all ingredients after bread. Once completely incorporated, pour mixture over the bread & cherries.
• Cover dish and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Mix ingredients for topping and sprinkle over the top of the custard, pressing down slightly.
• Bake at 325F for 40-50 minutes or until custard is set. The top will brown and it will only jiggle slightly in the very center.
• Cream the butter until it is very soft. Add the sugar gradually, then the salt and beat these ingredients until they have a smooth, soft consistency. I could not get my sugar to the desired consistency, so I used the back of a wooden spoon to press the butter and sugar together until they were smooth and soft. Beat in the brandy (and egg) and chill the sauce thoroughly.
• I used 2 tablespoons of brandy, which had a definite alcohol flavor. Every recipe I read said to chill "Hard Sauce" and serve it cold, but I found it unpleasant to eat chilled, so I warmed it up and drizzled it over the pudding. Much better.

LEMON HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Cream butter and salt.
• Add egg sugar and cream until fluffy.
• Add egg and beat rapidly until well blended.
• Gradually add lemon juice and rind and continue beating.
• Cook until thickened.
• This a nice topping for most any steamed pudding.

CHICKEN WITH LEMON BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper. Dredge chicken breasts in flour mixture and shake off excess.
• In a large frying pan, heat butter and oil over medium heat.
• Add chicken and cook, turning, until opaque throughout, about 6 minutes.
• Remove and set aside. Add shallots to the pan and cook until just soft, about 2 minutes.
• Return chicken to pan along with any juices that have collected.
• Increase heat to medium high; add lemon juice and brandy. Ignite carefully with a match.
• After flames subside, transfer chicken and sauce to a serving platter. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

LEMON BRANDY HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in medium bowl and beat with electric mixer until fluffy or combine in work bowl of food processor fitted with steel knife and mix well
• Chill several hours or over night