Baileys is a sweet liquor of Irish origin. It has a deep creamy taste and a thick consistency. Although, today you can meet not only such options for the drink. There is bailey with the taste of nuts, chocolate, coffee, coconut and this is just a small part of the possible options. All the remarkable thing is that any of the species can be cooked at home.
Liqueur Baileys at home - general principles of preparation
Baileys refers to fairly high-calorie liquors. In addition to its high sugar content, it also has fats. In classic drinks, their sources are cream, condensed milk, in other versions, chocolate and eggs. The exact calorie content will depend on the recipe and the accuracy of the dosage.
What alcohol do I usually use:
Irish whiskey
Vodka
Cognac:
Rarely alcohol.
Especially carefully you need to choose vodka. You should not use cheap alcohol, otherwise the liquor will have an unpleasant fusel smell. It is also important to pay attention to dairy ingredients. Condensed milk or cream should not consist of vegetable fat, we take only natural ingredients.
Liquor is prepared simply by mixing and whipping the ingredients. Then he needs to stand at least a few hours, preferably all night. If time is short, then cool and serve. Homemade liquor is not stored for more than six months, you need to keep it only in the cold and in glassware.
Classic Baileys liquor at home
The recipe for a simple Baileys liquor with a classic vodka flavor. Additionally, you need fat cream, which will help give the desired consistency and taste. Condensed milk will add sweets. We select a natural product, which contains only milk and sugar, that is, it must be prepared according to GOST.
Ingredients
500 ml of vodka;
350 ml of cream 25%;
380 g of condensed milk;
1 g vanillin.
Cooking method
1. The cream must be refrigerated before use. Beat them for a minute. This does not need to be done for a long time, that is, we cannot bring it to dense peaks.
2. Pour the condensed milk to the cream and you can immediately add vanillin, whisk again.
3. Pour vodka while continuing to mix the mass with a mixer. The liquor is ready!
4. Pour bailey into a glass bottle with a tight lid or take a jar. Cool for at least five hours. If the drink will stand longer, then periodically it needs to be shaken.
Liquor Baileys at home with cognac and coffee
A gorgeous recipe for Baileys liquor at home. Cognac can be used of any kind, like condensed milk, but the choice of coffee must be approached responsibly. We use only fresh and strong brewed drink. Powdered solvents are not suitable, as during the brewing process they can give the drink an unpleasant aftertaste.
Ingredients
· 0.25 l of cognac;
· 3 tbsp. l strong coffee;
300 ml cream 18%;
A pinch of vanilla;
150 g of white condensed milk.
Cooking method
1. All ingredients are pre-chilled. For mixing we use a high bowl. Pour the cream and immediately add the condensed milk. Beat with a whisk for a couple of minutes.
2. Introduce cognac into a future liquor in a thin stream, continuing to whisk, and add vanillin. You can cook without it.
3. At the very end we introduce boiled, but chilled coffee. It perfectly accentuates cognac taste. Beat another minute.
4. Pour into a decanter with a tight lid or just into bottles. Cork, remove for several hours in the refrigerator. Before use, be sure to stir, you can just shake the bottle intensely.
Liqueur "Baileys" at home with eggs
In fact, this recipe does not need whole eggs, but just yolks. It is desirable that they be fresh and of high quality, since heating by prescription is not provided. Yolks give the liquor a creamy and viscous consistency. Due to their presence in the drink, you can use cream of low fat content of 15%.
Ingredients
· 3 yolks;
500 ml of vodka;
300 ml cream;
1 g vanilla;
· 300 g of condensed milk.
Cooking method
1. Carefully separate the yolks, transfer to a bowl, beat with a whisk or a blender for a couple of minutes.
2. Add the condensed milk and also gradually add the cream, continuing to whisk the liquor.
3. At the end we introduce vanillin, but you can add cinnamon, pour in the alcohol. We also interrupt a minute with him.
4. Pour the yolk liquor into a convenient bottle, cool.
Liquor Baileys at home with chocolate
The recipe for the best liquor with dark chocolate. Choose a product of at least 65% cocoa. If you use milk chocolate, then the taste will not be so full. If you take a cheap tile, it simply will not melt to the desired state due to the content of a large number of additives.
Ingredients
100 g of chocolate
300 ml cream;
300 ml of vodka;
A bag of vanilla sugar;
350 g of condensed milk.
Cooking method
1. Open the chocolate, break it into pieces and put in a bowl. The product must be melted. This can be done in two ways: put in a water bath or just reheat in a microwave. Melt to a liquid state.
2. Open the condensed milk, pour into a bowl, add a bag of vanillin.
3. Pour cream immediately into condensed milk and whisk everything with a mixer for several minutes.
4. Add melted chocolate while continuing to whisk.
5. Next, pour the chilled vodka and bring the liquor to a homogeneous state.
6. Pour the drink, put it in the refrigerator. It is advisable to let it brew for at least two hours, then shake it intensely. When serving, you can sprinkle cocoa powder on top.
Liquor "Baileys mint chocolate" at home
For cooking, you need mint liquor or syrup, without it, nothing will work. Sometimes it is cooked with fresh mint, but it is rather laborious, it is best to use it for decoration.
Ingredients
· 0.5 l of vodka;
50 ml of mint syrup;
150 g of dark chocolate;
350 g of cream 30%;
· A can of condensed milk.
Cooking method
1. Melt chocolate in any convenient way. To do this, break it, add 50 ml of fat cream, that is, take from the recipe, put in the microwave. We start to heat, but every 10 seconds we get it and stir it. It is not necessary to overheat, so as not to spoil the other ingredients of the cocktail, we just bring it to uniformity.
2. Whip the remaining cream until foam, then we introduce condensed milk, then mint syrup.
3. Pour melted chocolate and immediately after it we introduce high-quality vodka, adding a thin stream.
4. We remove the liquor to cool for several hours, be sure to close it tightly so that the alcohol does not evaporate.
Liquor Baileys at home with a wonderful chocolate
A modern way of preparing liquor that does not take much time and does not require much effort. In this case, the drink turns out to be thick, viscous, has a pronounced taste. For the preparation you need miracle chocolate, it is sold in many grocery stores.
Ingredients
· 500 ml of quality vodka;
· 2 cans of condensed milk;
600 ml of wonderful chocolate;
1.5 g of vanillin;
· 2 tablespoons of instant coffee.
Cooking method
1. Open the condensed milk, put it out of the cans in a bowl convenient for whipping. But immediately we take a large bowl so that all the components fit.
2. Open the wonderful chocolate and pour to the condensed milk. Beat with a mixer.
3. Add instant coffee. If it is sublimated, it is best to first scroll in a coffee grinder or mash it with a pestle.
4. Beat everything together with coffee. It should completely dissolve, add vanillin.
5. As soon as there are no inclusions in the mass, we begin to pour vodka. But add a thin stream, continuing to whisk.
6. Pour liquor into a sealed container, close and put in the refrigerator.
7. After an hour we get it, shake it vigorously and set it to cool again.
Liqueur Baileys at home with a banana
A variant of the most delicate liquor with a tropical aroma. It turns out to be very tasty, delicate, but intended for immediate consumption. No need to give the drink a long time to stand. Choose bananas that smell. Even through the peel a pleasant aroma should come from them.
Ingredients
300 g of vodka;
380 g of condensed milk;
3 bananas
· 2 eggs;
150 ml of milk.
Cooking method
1. Carefully separate the egg whites.
2. Peel bananas and break them into pieces. They, like all other ingredients, it is advisable to keep in the refrigerator. We put the bananas in a bowl for whipping. Grind until smooth with a hand blender.
3. Add the egg whites to the bananas, continue whisking for another minute.
4. Open the condensed milk, add in parts, continuing to whisk.
5. Next, introduce chilled whole milk. We continue to operate the blender.
6. Add a thin stream of cold vodka. Beat for a few more seconds.
7. Pour everything from a bowl into a bottle or even several. We put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or put it in the freezer. Before use, the liquor must be shaken vigorously.
Liquor Baileys at home - useful tips and tricks
· If the liquor is too strong, then before serving, you can add 1-2 ice cubes to the glass.
· Bailey's is not necessary for its intended purpose. A drink can be a wonderful addition to cold desserts: cakes, creams, ice cream. It also fits perfectly with some cold drinks.
· A few spoons of cognac will give the liquor a pleasant taste of walnut. The same technique can be used in cream creams for the cake.
· When mixing the ingredients, it is important to achieve uniformity. If some pieces do not dissolve and remain even after infusion for several days, then it is advisable to strain the liquor. But it is not recommended to remove it from the sediment, since separation is characteristic of many alcoholic beverages.
