Bavarian Mulled Wine

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine
• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 whole cinnamon sticks
• 1 orange, sliced into rounds
• 1 lemon, sliced into rounds
• 1 whole star anise
• 10 whole cloves
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split in half
• 1/2 cup brandy

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients in a large pot and place over medium-low heat.
• 2 heat the mixture for 60 minutes, making sure not to bring the mixture to a boil.
• 3 once the flavors have melded together for 60 minutes, strain out the spices and reserve the citrus rounds for serving.
• 4 serve the warmed wine with a round of lemon and a round of orange.