creme brullee for the uninitiated
March 14th 2007 04:58
impress your friends and loved ones with this french classic
Crème brulee
2ltcream
480gms castor sugar
5 whole eggs
13-egg yolk
2 vanilla beans
1tsp vanilla essence
Bring to boil(just) cream, milk, beans( split) sugar and essence.
separate 13 eggs Whisk together yolk with the 5 whole eggs.
Add hot cream mix slowly to yegg mix while whisking vigourously.
Place over double boiler and cook till thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Place in moulds and chill till set .
now this recipe will make a good thirty brullees so i would recommend cutting it down for home use. to serve the brullees simply sprinkle a teaspoon of caster sugar over the top and turn it to toffee using a gas torch (for best results ) or with contact heat using the back of an old spoon that has been heated up to red hot (dangerous!!). Questions? there should be but this is a tried and true favourite and a gauranteed crowd pleaser.
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