{"id":18441,"date":"2024-03-28T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18441"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:08:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:08:08","slug":"hot-cross-bun-martini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/hot-cross-bun-martini","title":{"rendered":"Hot Cross Bun Martini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capture the flavours and aromas of your favourite Hot Cross Bun with this Easter-inspired tipple. With just a little bit of quick kitchen prep (and some serious mixological wizardry) you&#8217;ll have a gorgeously aromatic vodka to use as the base for your martini.\u00a0 Best served with your feet up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18447\" src=\"https:\/\/gousto.gurucloud.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hot-Cross-Bun-Martini20159.jpeg\" alt=\"hot cross bun martini\" width=\"5425\" height=\"7234\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hot Cross Bun Martini<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Serves<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total time<\/strong> 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>45g butter<\/li>\n<li>250ml vodka<\/li>\n<li>1 cinnamon stick<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>Sultana-infused Vermouth<\/li>\n<li>25g sultanas<\/li>\n<li>200ml vermouth<\/li>\n<li>50ml vodka<\/li>\n<li>15ml vermouth<\/li>\n<li>10ml cointreau<\/li>\n<li>Orange garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong> In a small saucepan, cook your butter on medium heat until it foams, then continue cooking until the butter starts to brown. Turn off the heat and add the spices. Leave the butter to cool then pour into a jar with the vodka, put the jar in the fridge for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2 <\/strong>Pour the vermouth over the sultanas and leave to marinate for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong> To make your cocktail, mix the alcohol in a cocktail shaker with lots of ice and serve iced in a martini glass with orange for garnish.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Gousto?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dinner, but not as you know it. Our big red recipe boxes will help you whip up wholesome, impressive meals no matter your skill level, with all of the flavour and none of the fuss.<\/p>\n<p>From everyday favourites and ten minute meals, to global cuisines and healthy choices, you\u2019ll have over 75 recipes to choose from each week from our menu. We\u2019ll send you step-by-step recipes and all the fresh ingredients you need too. 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Hot Cross Bun Martini Serves 4 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/hot-cross-bun-martini\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hot Cross Bun Martini&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":18452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1042],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easter"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gousto.gurucloud.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-28-at-14.11.49.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Lucinda","author_link":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/author\/lucinda"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hot Cross Bun Martini | Gousto Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/hot-cross-bun-martini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hot Cross Bun Martini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Capture the flavours and aromas of your favourite Hot Cross Bun with this Easter-inspired tipple. 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