Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Creme Bru-love


Smooth, creamy, delicious and sexy, I am talking about Creme Brulee. This delectable gourmet treat is a dessert menu staple. Deceptively complex in appearance, flavor and texture, this is an easy and inexpensive dessert to prepare at home. One suggestion is to purchase a creme brulee kit from a home store, usually it will include the ramekins for baking, and a torch to caramelize the sugar. Keep in mind you must purchase the butane separately, however these kits make it very easy for you at home. Once you get a handle on the basic preparation and recipes you can experiment with different flavor profiles, for example one of my personal favorites is a raspberry creme brulee, talk about good. This recipe is a great start so feel free to use it as is or make it your own with a little creativity, good taste and food love. Enjoy!



Christina's Creme Brulee

1 1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 egg yolks
2 tb sugar to caramelize

1. Put the heavy cream and half the sugar into a sauce pan and bring up to a boil and, them remove immediately from the heat
2. In bowl combine the egg yolks and remaining sugar, whisk together until smooth
3. Very slowly add the cream mix to the egg mix, whisking continuously while pouring
4. Once the mixture incorporated smoothly, skim the foam off the top
5. Pour the mix into a creme brulee ramekin
6. Bake for 30 minute in a 325ยบ oven using a water bath*
7. Remove and allow to cool and room temprature for at least 30 minutes before putting in the refrigerator to cool compeletley
8. To caramlize the sugar, sprinkle an even layer over top of the custard and using the blow torch make a pass over the top in a smooth motion unitl its nice and golden.




*Place the ramekins in a deep baking dish and fill the dish with hot water just until it goes 2/3 of the way up the side of the ramekins

6 comments:

Alisa said...
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Alisa said...

Great pic, even though I am not a huge fan of creme bru la.

Simply Life said...

Oh that looks great!

Larry said...

One of our favorite parts of Disney World is the various flavors of Creme Brule. We discovered that many of the resorts have a unique flavor that is distinct to the restaurant and cannot be found anywhere else in Disney World.

Anupama said...

Love Creme Brulee. Yours looks gorgeous

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