Recipe(tried): Finest Creme Brulee

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FINEST CREME BRULEE

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Dessert

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This is absolutely the finest Creme Brulee that I have ever tasted! It comes from the famous New York restaurant who is well known for this treat ... and it's actually easy too!

Creme Brulee
Serves 8


4 Cups Heavy Cream
1 Vanilla Bean
8 Egg Yolks
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar



Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

In a saucepan over low heat, warm the cream and vanilla bean for 5 minutes.

In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and granulated sugar. Stir the cream mixture gradually into the egg mixture and combine. Strain the custard into another bowl and skim off the bubbles.

Fill a roasting pan halfway with boiling water. Fill 8 ceramic 6 x 4 1/2 inch oval custard dishes to the rim with the custard mixture and place them in the roasting pan. Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, until the custard is set but wiggles a little. Remove the custard dishes from the water bath and let cool. Cover each custard with plastic warp and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or for as long as 2 days.

Just prior to serving, spread a thin layer of sifted brown sugar evenly over

each
custard with a knife. Melt the sugar either by applying the flame of a propane torch to the tops of the custards or by placing the custards on the middle rack in the broiler, 2 inches from the heat, for 30 seconds to 2 minutes until the sugar is caramelized. Watch the custards closely to make sure the sugar doesn't burn.

NOTE:
For additional flavor, leave in the vanilla bean in the mixture until just before you pour it into the custard cups.








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