Brandy Butter Sauce

A local restaurant we enjoy (that I think is also a chain) serves a couple of desserts with amazing Brandy Butter Sauce. They actually serve it on a hot fajita skillet and pour the sauce right at your table so you can see it steam. Fancy. Here is a very close reproduction of the sauce you can make at home! It's delicious over brownies. The restaurant also serves it on apple pie. What will you use it on?

Brandy Butter Sauce

1/2 cup Butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Half and Half

1-2 ounces Brandy
1 tsp Vanilla

Melt butter in heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add sugar and stir well until dissolved. Slowly add the half and half while stirring and bring to a boil. Then add the brandy and vanilla, stir well and let it cook until you don't smell alcohol in the steam. Serve with brownies, ice cream... anything really. :)

 

 

 

White Sauce Pizza with Basil and Tomato

The family was having homemade pizza, but I wanted something different. One of the many things I love about making homemade pizza dough is that you can divide the dough into individual pizzas, and even make more dough ahead if you have more people to feed.

I took my ball of dough and rolled it out. Then I topped it with a homemade white sauce, fresh basil leaves, sliced tomato, and mozzarella of course. So good!

White Sauce for Pizza

3 Tbsp Olive Oil
3-4 (or more) cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese

Homemade Barbecue BBQ Sauce

My husband combined some recipes into this little gem and it fast became a staple in our house. We use it on meatloaf, grilled chicken, crock pot chicken, and many other dishes. He likes it spicy so we always have both hot and mild versions in our fridge.

Homemade Barbecue Sauce

2 Tbsp Butter
1 small Onion, minced
2 cups Ketchup
1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Water
1/4 cup Apple Juice
1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp Molasses
2 Tbsp Honey
2 Tsp Dry Mustard Powder
1 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Cayenne Pepper, optional (leave it out for a "mild" sauce, and add it for a "medium" sauce)

Melt butter and saute onion until tender. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Store in the refrigerator. I would think it would last for a month or so... except in our house it'd be gone way before that. :)