Vanilla Crème Brulee

Ok its Crème Brulee time! As promised I will be providing you food lovers with one of my favourite deserts, Vanilla crème Brulee. Its simplicity makes it an ideal desert for beginners but ensures your guests will leave with a smile on their faces.

Ok Guys n Gal’s lets get cooking!

First let’s break down what were going to need (some kitchen utensils may need to be bought for this to work):

6 Free Range Eggs
500ml Fresh Double Cream
170ml Semi Skimmed Milk
75g Caster Sugar
40g Demerara Sugar
1 Vanilla Pod

1. Preheat the oven at Gas Mark 1 (140c)

2. Separate the egg yolks from the whites as it is only the yolks we need for this recipe. To do this crack the egg and transfer the yolk from one side of the shell to the other over the sink until the white has oozed out.

3. Put the 6 egg yolks into a fairly large mixing bowl and pour in the caster sugar. Make an incision along the one side of the vanilla pod and open it up. Using a knife scrape the seeds from the inside of the pod and add this to the mix as well. Using a whisk gently mix the ingredients together. Once done, pour in the milk and cream and slowly stir the mixture together.

4. Pass the mixture through a sieve and then pour it into 4 ramekins. There maybe a little bit left afterwards but its better to have too much than too little! Now put them in the oven for 1 ½ - 2 hours. Please check them after at least 1 ½ hours by taping the ramekin. If the mixture ripples like a liquid then it is not yet ready. It is important that you do not overcook as the surface will crack and spoil the presentation.

5. Once cooked take the crème brulee out of the oven and cool in the fridge for an hour. This will allow it to set. Once set sprinkle on some of that pungent Demerara sugar on top and either use a small chef’s blowtorch or a grill to brown off the surface. That’s it your all done, need a hand eating it?

P.S Did I mention Calvados Brandy? No? Well watch this for an interesting alternative to burning the sugar with a blowtorch, any strong spirit will do but try and use one with some flavour like brandy!

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