our taste: RECIPE
Luscious Créme
Brûlée
Serves 8
Ingredients:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup half-and-half
6 large egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 300 F. Have ready a flameproof 1-quart shallow baking or gratin dish and a
roasting pan. Put on a kettle of water to boil for the
water bath.
2. Heat the cream and half-and-half in a medium
saucepan over medium heat until hot. Remove from
the heat.
3. Whisk together the yolks, 1/2 cup of the sugar,
and the salt in a medium bowl. Slowly add the
cream mixture, whisking constantly until blended
and smooth. Add the vanilla. Pour the mixture
through a fine strainer set over a medium glass measuring cup or bowl.
4. Pour the custard into the baking dish and skim any
foam from the top. Transfer to the roasting pan, place
in the oven, and pour enough boiling water into the
pan to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the custard is set
around the edges but still slightly jiggly in the center.
Do not overbake — the custard will set further as it
cools. Remove the baking dish from the water bath
and let cool completely on a wire rack.
5. Refrigerate the créme brûlée, loosely covered, for
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at least 4 hours, until thoroughly chilled and set, or
for up to 1 day.
6. Preheat the broiler. Have the roasting pan ready,
and fill a bowl with ice water. Gently blot the surface of the custard with the edge of a paper towel to
remove any condensation. Sift the remaining 1/4 cup
sugar evenly over the custard. Place the baking dish
in the roasting pan and carefully pour enough ice
water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of
the baking dish.
7. Broil the custard about 3 inches from the heat for
2 to 3 minutes, until the sugar has melted and turned
a dark amber color; carefully move or rotate the dish
if necessary so the sugar caramelizes evenly. Remove
from the broiler and cool the custard in the ice water
for 5 minutes.
8. Carefully remove the baking dish from the baking
pan. Serve rig