CRÈME BRULEE
Course
Sweets
Ingredients
900
mls
double cream
1
vanilla bean
split and scraped
1
cup
vanilla sugar
6
large egg yolks
Instructions
Place cream, vanilla bean and its pulp in a medium saucepan and slowly bring to the boil
Remove from heat, cover and cool for 15 minutes. Remove the bean
Whisk together ½ cup of sugar and the egg yolks until becoming pale.
Slowly add the cream stirring continually
Pour the mixture into 6 x 8 oz ramekins and place in a large baking tin
Pour hot water into the tin to come half-way up the ramekins and bake at 160 C until just set
Scatter the remaining sugar over the surface of the creams and using a blow torch caramelise the sugar to form a crisp top.
Allow at least 5 minutes before serving.