Hot Buttered Apple Cider

Name: Hot Buttered Apple Cider
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 slices peeled fresh ginger (quarter-size slices); 6 star anise; 4 cinnamon sticks, plus more for garnish (3 inch sticks); 1 teaspoon whole cloves; 1 teaspoon fennel seed; 1 teaspoon szechuan peppercorns; 1 quart fresh apple cider; calvados or Applejack, for serving; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"In 'Autumn Gatherings' by Rick Rodgers"

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 8

ingredients

6 slices peeled fresh ginger (quarter-size slices)
6 star anise
4 cinnamon sticks, plus more for garnish (3 inch sticks)
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 teaspoon szechuan peppercorns
1 quart fresh apple cider
calvados or Applejack, for serving
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons

directions

Rinse and squeeze out a 12-inch square of cheesecloth.
Wrap the ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, and Sichuan peppercorns in the cheesecloth.
Using a piece of kitchen twine, tie it into a packet.
Pour the cider in a large nonreactive saucepan and add the spice bundle.
Bring to a simmer over med-low heat, stirring occasionally.
Ladle the cider into warmed mugs.
Add a dry cinnamon stick to each mug, and spike with Calvados.
Top each with a pat of butter.
Serve hot.