07/27/2020
National Creme Brûlée Day: This delight began in 1691. I found an easy recipe.
What’s good...Crème Brûlée? Let’s do this:)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 T pure vanilla flavor
5 large egg yolks (take care that no bits of whites are included)
Kettle of boiling water
12 tsp granulated sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325F, with rack on lower middle position.
In medium saucepan, combine cream and sugar, mixing well. Stir in vanilla.
Over medium heat, stir until sugar completely dissolves and the creamy mixture comes to a simmer. Cover pan and reduce heat to lowest setting. Simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Set aside to let cool about 10 minutes.
In medium bowl, whisk yolks until well blended. Very carefully and in a very slow stream, whisk in the hot cream mixture into the yolks, just to combine.
Divide custard evenly among six individual ramekins (3/4 cup ramekins.) Place ramekins in a glass 9×13 baking dish. Pour enough of the boiling water into the pan to go halfway up the sides of ramekins. Place baking dish in oven and bake about 35 minutes. Custards should be almost set in the center when pan is gently shaken.
Remove ramekins from baking pan and let cool to room temp. Chill in fridge for up to 2 days; a minimum of 3 hours.
When ready to serve, sprinkle 2 tsp sugar evenly over each chilled custard. If you don't have a kitchen torch you can easily use your oven to melt the sugar on the top. To do this, move your oven rack to the top position and heat the oven to a high broil. Once the oven is heated, add the custards (topped with the sugar). It only takes 1-3 minutes so watch closely to avoid burning the crème brûlées.