How do you make Creme Brulee?
By juls2me2
@juls2me2 (2150)
United States
January 24, 2007 2:43am CST
I need a really good creme brulee recipe. Its gotta be simple, but my current recipe seems to be missing something. Can you help?
1 response
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
24 Jan 07
I've never made it but it looks fairly simple to me. I hope it is what you are looking for.
Ingredients:
Egg Yolks- 18
Heavy Cream- 32 ounces
Sugar- 1¾ cups
Vanilla Bean- 1, split
Cut up fruit or berries
Procedure
1. Place the cream in a heavy saucepan. Add the vanilla bean. Heat over medium-high heat.
2. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar in a large bowl. When the cream is just about to boil, pour about half of it over the egg yolk mixture. Add this back into the remaining cream in the pan.
3. Cook the brulee over medium heat, stirring constantly, but not whisking or you will produce a foam on top. Cook until the mixture thickens but do not boil.
4. Strain the brulee. Scrape the black seeds from the vanilla bean into the custard. Pour the brulee over cut up fruit or berries and then chill for at least 6 hours.
5. Sprinkle a little sugar on each cup. Caramelize, using a blow torch. Hold flame a few inches away and move about until sugar is golden brown and bubbly.


