Sunday, 2 February 2014

Crème Brûlée

My favourite dessert ever......Thank you Pioneer Woman

TPW_8647


4 cups Heavy Cream
1 Whole Vanilla Bean..or 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract..or 1 Tbsp Vanilla Paste
10 Whole egg yolks
3/4 cups sugar
6 Tbsp Superfine  Sugar

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Pour the cream into the saucepan. Add vanilla (whichever product you're using) and simmer over medium-low heat.
  • Whip egg yolks with the sugar until pale yellow and thick.
  • Strain cream using a fine mesh strainer.
  • Whip yolks while you very slowly drizzle in 1 cup of warm cream. Go slowly so as not to cook the eggs! 
  • Once the first cup is added, you can add the rest of the cream slowly.
  • Place ramekins onto a rimmed baking sheet. 
  • Pour custard mixture into ramekins. 
  • Pour water in bottom of baking sheet until it comes halfway up the ramekins. 
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until just set. Do not allow to get brown.
  • Cool ramekins on countertop, then chill for at least 2-3 hours, covered in plastic wrap.
  • To serve, sprinkle 1 tablespoon over each ramekin of custard. Use a kitchen torch to quickly (but carefully) brown the sugar. There should be a thin, crisp surface of burned sugar on the top.
  • Serve immediately!


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