Food Culture of the South
Photo by: James Smith
recipe
yields
Serves 6
3 eggs, yolks separated from whites
½ cup sugar, divided
1 cup Baptist Spike
2 cups heavy whipping cream, plus more for thinning if necessary
ingredients
steps
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip yolks until light. Add ⅓ cup of sugar and beat until yolks are thick and lemon-colored. Slowly add Baptist Spike, whisking constantly.
- In a second bowl, whip whites until stiff but not dry. Add remaining sugar, whisking as if you’re making a meringue. Stop mixer and slowly pour yolk mixture into whites, folding gently with a spatula to incorporate.
- In a third bowl, whip cream until it comes together loosely. Fold into eggnog mixture. If mixture is too thick, gently stir in unwhipped cream until you reach the consistency of a milkshake.
From Baptist Spike: The Cheeky History of a Boozy Infusion.
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- Recipe from John Castro of Bottle & Bond, Bardstown, Kentucky