Creme Brulee.
You can have Creme Brulee using 6 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Creme Brulee
- Prepare 6 ounces of cream.
- You need 8 ounces of milk.
- You need 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- It's 5 of each egg yolks.
- You need of sugar for topping.
Creme Brulee step by step
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Preheat oven to 250 degrees and set rack in the middle of the oven.
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Place 4 individual ramekins ) in a 13x9 or similar pan..
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Place the cream and milk in a saucepan and scald the it..
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Whisk yolks and sugar together in a stainless steel bowl..
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Add the vanilla to the cream mixture, then gradually temper the hot cream and milk mixture into the yolk and sugar mixture..
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Skim the surface of the custard mixture to remove any foam.
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Then pour approximately 5 oz into the ramekins..
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Pour warm water into the hotel pan until it comes half-way up the sides of the ramekins..
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Bake the custards approximately until set but still very pale on the surface. (The custard may be loose in the middle, but it will set as it cools.).
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Remove the ramekins from the pan of water and transfer to a tray to cool. Wrap and refrigerate several hours or overnight..
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To caramelize the tops of the creme brulee, blot the surface with a paper towel. Sprinkle an even 1/16" layer of granulated sugar on the surface. Place ramekins on a sheet pan under a preheated broiler or salamander or use a blow torch to caramelize the sugar. Serve immediately..