CREME BRULEE

Like I said in my last post, I've been motivated to bake more these days. Today's dessert was creme brulee. Weirdly enough, I've never had any in my life, so what I made toady was my first taste. :)

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CREME BRULEE:

6 egg yolks
6 tablespoons white sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons brown sugar

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

2. Beat egg yolks, 4 tablespoons sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.

3. Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil. Remove the cream from heat immediately. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined. pour into a shallow heat-proof dishes and lay the dishes into a pan filled with hot water that reaches a little more than half way of the dishes.

4. Bake in oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or overnight.

5. Preheat oven to broil.

6. In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar. Sift this mixture evenly over custard. Place dish under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes.

7. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Tips:

-before pouring mixture into a dish, get rid of any bubbles or lumps with a strainer


Links:

Creme Brulee: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Creme-Brulee/Detail.aspx