Crème Brûlée

Ingredients

• 6 egg yolks
• 6 tablespoons white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2.5 cups heavy cream
• 1 tablespoons brown sugar

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
2. Whisk egg yolks, 4 tablespoons white sugar, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until thick and creamy.
3. Pour cream into saucepan and stir over medium low heat until it is almost boiling.
4. Whisk cream into egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.
5. Pour mixture into the top pan of a double boiler. Stir over simmering water until the mixture lightly coats the back of a wooden spoon.
6. Strain the mixture.
7. Pour into rammekins and bake in preheated oven until the custard is set, about 23 minutes.
8. Let the custard cool to room temperature and then refrigerate until chilled.
9. Combine the remaining white and brown sugar and sprinkle evenly over the custard. Then burn with blowtorch.

Notes

• The key to a smooth custard is making sure the mixture heats up and cools slowly.
• For the sugar topping the white sugar provides a nice base while the brown sugar burns easier.