Make Rich Tea Biscuit dough, adding more milk to make a drop biscuit dough. Spread the dough 1/2 inch deep in an oblong 9 x 12-inch baking dish. Peel and pare apples; cut in eighths. Press apple slices into top of dough very close together. (It won't hurt if more than a layer thick.) Dot with butter or oleo. Mix cinnamon and sugar together.
Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until done. Serve warm or cold with Lemon Sauce (recipe follows).
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Tie cinnamon sticks
Combine all above ingredients (except whiskey) in a large pot or large coffee pot and bring to a boil.
Allow to simmer at least 1 hour.
Strain and add whiskey if you desire.
Garnish with sliced oranges and serve hot.
Enjoy!
Note: I always use cheesecloth to tie the Allspice and Cinnamon Sticks into which allows me less straining.
I recycled the glass jugs that the cider came in and use them to refrigerate any leftovers.
My family enjoys having wassail the entire holiday season, so we normally double or triple the recipe.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place halved apples, cut sides down, on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Simmer 2 cups apple cider, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg in a large kettle or pot for 10 minutes. Add the remaining apple cider, orange juice concentrate, and lemonade concentrate; stir until wassail is smooth. Mix brown sugar into the wassail; heat until almost boiling. Float baked apple halves and cinnamon sticks in the wassail; serve warm.
if needed.
Cool. Strain wassail. Keep in a cool place
o serve the wassail.
Pour the heated wassail into a large
Simmer all ingredients for 20 minutes.
Remove spices and serve hot.
I usually halve this recipe and it fits in the crock-pot. This is great to make for the holidays and the aroma is wonderful!
nce I've made the wassail and added the rum, I
I use my 30 cup coffee maker, which is a percolator, to make the Wassail.
Put the apple cider in the bottom of the coffee pot. Add the rest of the ingredients into the basket at the top.
Plug in the coffee maker and allow it to perk.
When it stops, the Wassail is done, and it will stay hot during the time you need it. Serve in glass or china cups.
Brandy can be added at this time if desired.
liced oranges on top of wassail.
Heat on high (crockpot
Combine all ingredients into a large pan.
Heat to boiling point, reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and strain.
Pour hot wassail into mugs.
Can garnish with floaters of thin orange slices studded with cloves.
Makes 9 cups.
Stud 3 oranges with whole cloves.
Place in pan with enough water to cover bottom.
Bake 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Meanwhile mix all other ingredients and bring to boil.
Float oranges in Wassail.
Combine the cider, apple chunks, and cinnamon sticks in a large kettle and bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn the heat down to low and add the mace, anise seed, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and brown sugar. Stir to combine, and simmer for 20 minutes until the spices have developed their flavor.
Drop in the orange and lemon slices, simmer for 5 more minutes, and turn off the heat. Ladle the wassail punch into mugs and serve hot. Include a few pieces of cooked apple or a cooked orange or lemon slice in each mug.
find out that the wassail has cooled down, I re
Mix and heat everything together in a pot on the stove, or use a Crockpot for convenience.
Add as much spices as you think is necessary. I like my wassail with lots of cinnamon.
You may choose to use ground cloves instead of whole cloves.
Add a splash of rum if alcohol is desired.
Stud the oranges with the whole cloves and bake in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes.
On top of the stove, heat the cider and cinnamon sticks until almost boiling.
Pour the hot cider into a large punch bowl. Add the studded oranges. Add the brandy to taste -- the more the merrier!
To replenish wassail, just add more heated cider and more brandy. The longer the oranges sit in the punch, the more orange flavor there is to it.