Crème Brulee

Ingredients:
  • Heavy Cream.....500 ml (2 cups)
  • Milk.....185 ml (3/4 cup)
  • Sugar.....115 g (1/2 cup)
  • Vanilla Essence.....2 tsp
  • Egg Yolks.....5
  • Egg White.....1
  • Demerara Sugar.....110 g (1/2 Cup)
Serves 8 of 1/2 cup ramekins



Steps:
  1. Preheat oven to 230oF (120oC).
  2. Put the cream, milk and half the sugar in a suacepan. Bring just to boil. Stir in the vanilla.
  3. Mix together the remaining sugar, egg yolks and white. Strain the boiling milk over the egg mixture, whisking well.
  4. Ladle into eight 125 ml (1/2 cup) ramekins and place in a roasting tin. Pour enough hot water into the tin to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
  5. Cook for 1.5 hours, or until set in the centre. Cool and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  6. Just before serving, sprinkle the tops with demerara sugar and caramelize under a very hot broiler. Serve immediately.

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