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Creme Brulee
Donna Smith
You'll be surprised by how easy it is to make this elegant dessert!
Ingredients
2 cups whipping cream
5 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar or 10 to 12 teaspoons powdered sugar
Directions
Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Heat the cream and the granulated sugar in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Whisk egg yolks into the mixture. Stir quickly so the hot liquid doesn't scramble the eggs. Stir in the vanilla. Pour into six individual serving baking dishes or custard cups. Put them into a large roasting pan. Pour warm water into the roasting pan where it comes half way up the sides of the baking dishes.
Bake about one hour, or until a knife stuck in the center comes out coated with a thickened custard. Let the custards rest in the roasting pan about 10 minutes, then remove and chill completely.
Right before serving, sprinkle each serving with either brown sugar or powdered sugar. Broil as close to the heating element as possible until sugar melts. Let stand about 10 minutes to allow sugar to harden. Serve.
Suggestions
Here's the fun part! You can make different variations of this recipe for a new taste every time.
VARIATIONS
Chocolate Creme Brulee:
Add 4 1-ounce squares of semi-sweet baking chocolate when melting the sugar. Proceed as directed in the basic recipe.
Coffee Creme Brulee:
Add 2 teaspoons of instant coffee when melting the sugar. Stir until coffee and sugar is dissolved completely. Proceed as directed in basic recipe.
Orange Creme Brulee
Add 1 additional egg yolk to the whipping cream and sugar mixture. Reduce the vanilla to only 1 teaspoon, and add 2 tablespoons grated orange zest and 2 tablespoons orange liqueur to mixture. Proceed as in the basic recipe.