Crème Brulee

Crème Brulee

 

INGREDIENTS:

·         6 egg yolks

·         6 tablespoons white sugar, divided

·         ½ tsp. vanilla extract

·         ½ cups heavy cream

·         3 tbsp. brown sugar

 

DIRECTIONS:

1.    Preheat oven to 300ºF

2.   Beat together egg yolks, 4 tbsp. white 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

4.   Remove the cream from heat immediately

5.   Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.

6.   Pour cream mixture into the top of a double boiler

7.   Stir over simmering water until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon approximately 3 minutes

8.   Remove mixture from heat immediately and pour into ramekins (or one larger baking dish)

9.   Bake for 30 minutes

10. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature then refrigerate for 1 hour, or overnight

11.  Preheat oven to broil

12. In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar

13. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over custard

14. Place ramekins under broiler until sugar melts, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn

15. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature

16. Refrigerate until custard is set again