Friday 21 June 2013

Crème Brûlée

This is dead set easy and delicious.

Preparation:  10 minutes
Cooking time: 20-25 minutes

Ingredients

70g egg yolks
1 vanilla bean
75g caster sugar
125g full cream milk
375g liquid cream (fat content: 35%)

Method

Pre heat oven to 130 degrees celsius

Lightly whisk sugar and egg yolks and place to the side.  Bring milk to the boil. Remove from heat and add vanilla bean seeds and pod and allow to infuse for about 5 minutes.  Cover with cling film during this time.  Remove vanilla pod and stir in cream.  Add a small amount of egg mix and stir - this lowers the temperature and prevents the rest of the egg mixture from cooking in the hot milk.  Then add the rest of the egg mix.  Pour into small ramequins and cook in a bain-marie for about 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.  Top with a small amount of raw sugar and caramelise with a flame.