Special Occasions Recipes - Crème Brulee Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 300 ml/10 fl oz double cream

• 12 drops of vanilla essence

• 2 egg yolks

• 125 g/4 oz caster sugar

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Method:

1. Place the cream and vanilla essence in a small pan and heat very gently. Whisk the egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a heatproof basin.

2. Stir in the cream and stand the basin over a pan of simmering water. Stir constantly until the mixture thickens slightly.

3. Pour into 4 ramekin dishes and bake in a preheated oven, 160°C (325°F), Gas Mark 3, for 8 minutes.

4. Cool slightly, then place in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled, preferably overnight.

5. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining sugar and place under a preheated hot grill until the sugar has caramelized. Cool, then chill for 2 hours before serving.