Creme Brulee

Crème brûlée consists of tick cream topped with a crisp surface of caramelized sugar. The bitter taste of the caramel is particularly appealing to adults.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/creme-brulee • Posted by Hisako Ogita

You will need

½ cup (3.4 ounces/100 milliliters) Whipping Cream ½ cup (3.4 ounces/100 milliliters) Milk ¼ Vanilla Bean 2 Egg Yolk 1 tbsp (0.4 ounce/ 10 grams) Granulated Sugar , plus more for topping 1 tbsp Rum or Grand Marnier

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1. Put the whipping cream and milk in a pot. Scrape the vanilla seeds out of the pod and put the entire vanilla pod into the pot. Heat until the cream starts to bubble around the edge of the pot.

2. Put the egg yolks in a bowl and add the 1 tablespoon (0.4 ounce/10 grams) granulated sugar. Whisk until the mixture appears white.

3. Pour the cream from step 1 into the mixture made in step 2. Add the rum (if using) and pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl.

4. Pour the mixture into a heat-resistant container. Put it in a water bath and bake in the oven at 300°F (150°C) for about 30 minutes.

5. Once the custard is baked, sprinkle granulated sugar over the top while smoothing the surface. Burn the sugary surface with a kitchen torch. (If you do not have a kitchen torch, you can use the broiler.)