Tuxedo Creme Brulee Food

CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the cream, vanilla bean and its pulp into a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and reserve for another use.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until well blended and it just starts to lighten in color. Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually. Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins. Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake just until the creme brulee is set, but still trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days. Remove the creme brulee from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes prior to browning the sugar on top. Divide the remaining 1/2 cup vanilla sugar equally among the 6 dishes and spread evenly on top. Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top. Allow the creme brulee to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.

CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the egg, egg yolks, and 1/2 cup of the sugar together on low speed until just combined. Meanwhile, scald the cream in a small saucepan until it's very hot to the touch but not boiled. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the cream to the eggs. Add the vanilla and orange liqueur and pour into 6 to 8-ounce ramekins until almost full.
• Place the ramekins in a baking pan and carefully pour boiling water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the custards are set when gently shaken. Remove the custards from the water bath, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate until firm.
• To serve, spread 1 tablespoon of sugar evenly on the top of each ramekin and heat with a kitchen blowtorch until the sugar carmelizes evenly. Allow to sit at room temperature for a minute until the caramelized sugar hardens.

THE BEST CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 300 degrees F. Line a large heavy roasting pan (a turkey roasting pan works great) with a clean kitchen towel and place 4 six-ounce ramekins on top of the towel spaced a few inches apart.
• Heat the cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Using the back of a paring knife, scrape the vanilla seeds from both halves of the pod. Add the seeds and pod to the cream. Whisk in the salt and 3 tablespoons of the sugar and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.
• Vigorously whisk the yolks and 3 more tablespoons of the sugar in a large bowl until pale yellow and very thick and creamy, about 2 minutes. Alternatively, you can use an electric mixer on high speed and beat until pale yellow and very thick and creamy, about 1 minute.
• Whisking the yolks constantly, add a couple of teaspoons at a time from 1 cup of the hot cream, then increase to a steady stream until the cream is fully incorporated. (Don't pour too much hot cream at once or you'll end up with scrambled eggs.) The yolks are now tempered. Whisk the tempered yolks back into the remaining hot cream until combined. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a large measuring cup or medium pitcher for easier pouring; discard the vanilla pods.
• Skim the foam off the top of the custard by placing a clean paper towel on top and lightly pressing down so it touches the surface and absorbs some of the liquid. This will make for a completely smooth and silky custard. Fill the ramekins with the custard, about 3/4 cup per ramekin.
• Carefully pour boiling water into the roasting pan halfway up the sides of the ramekins without getting any water in the custard. Cover the pan tightly with foil and bake until the custard is set around the edges but still has a slight jiggle in the center, 35 to 45 minutes. Carefully remove the roasting pan from the oven and transfer the ramekins to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes. Then refrigerate until very cold, about 3 hours.
• Just before serving, evenly spread 1 tablespoon of the sugar over the top of a custard. Hold a kitchen torch 2 inches above the surface. Starting in the center of the ramekin, move the flame in a circular motion and work your way out to the edges to caramelize the sugar. Repeat with the remaining sugar and custards.
• Alternatively, arrange a rack in the top position of the oven and heat the broiler on high. Place the ramekins on a rack set inside a baking sheet and broil until deep golden brown, 15 to 60 seconds, checking every 10 seconds.
• Freeze the custards for 5 minutes before serving (see Cook's Note).

CREME BRULEE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Heat heavy cream and 1/4 cup sugar over high heat until little bubbles form around the edges. Remove from heat.
• Whisk egg yolks and vanilla in a bowl, then add a tiny bit of cream mixture while whisking.
• Continue adding cream mixture bit by bit until gone. You don't want to add the hot cream mixture all at once because it'll cook the yolks.
• Pour into two creme brulee ramekins.
• Place ramekins in a baking dish with edges taller than the ramekins.
• Carefully pour enough water into the baking dish to halfway cover the sides of the ramekins. Be sure not to get water in the ramekins.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• Carefully remove from oven and let cool.
• Remove ramekins from baking dish, cover with clear wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon of sugar evenly over each ramekin, and torch in slow, steady circles until sugar caramelizes.

VANILLA CRèME BRûLéE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Put the cream, milk and vanilla pod into a pan and heat to boiling point. Cover and leave to infuse for 10 mins. Whisk the egg yolks and 3 tbsp of sugar together until pale and thick. Add the vanilla extract and pour the boiling cream onto the mixture. Stir well, then pour into two ramekins. Place the ramekins in a bain marie and cook in the oven for about 20 mins or until just set. Leave to cool.
• Heat the grill. Sprinkle the cold brûlée with a thin, even layer of sugar, and caramelise under the very hot grill (or use a blowtorch). Repeat several times until you have a golden crackling topping. Leave to cool and serve within 2 hrs with warm Almond puff pastry sticks (see below).

EASY FAUX CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Pour milk and half and half into mixing bowl and add pudding mix.
• Whisk until slightly thickened.
• Pour into large baking dish and sprinkle brown sugar evenly on top.
• Broil until sugar melts and bubbles.
• Chill until sugar top hardens (not long).

ORANGE CATALONIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Combine milk, cinnamon, vanilla, orange zest and salt in large saucepan and bring to simmer over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer gently 5-6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk cornstarch and cold milk in small bowl until smooth.
• Whisk yolks with 2 cups sugar in large bowl until light and creamy.
• Blend cornstarch mixture into yolks.
• Remove cinnamon and vanilla bean from hot milk and strain milk into another large saucepan.
• Stir about 1 cup hot milk into yolk mixture, slowly and whisking constantly, and blend well.
• Gradually whisk yolk mixture into hot milk in saucepan and blend well.
• Place over medium heat and cook until mixture thickens and almost boils, about 10 minutes.
• Divide cream among 12 ovenproof ½ cup ramekins.
• Let cool.
• Preheat broiler.
• Sprinkle 1 tsp superfine sugar over each ramekin of orange cream.
• Set cups in roasting pan lined with ice.
• Broil until sugar is rich golden-brown.
• Cool, then refrigerate until ready to serve.

CREME BRULEE DESSERT SAUCE

Steps:

• Using a wooden spoon, combine sugar and water in a large saucepan over a high heat, stirring constantly.
• Use a dampened pastry brush to brush any stray sugar particles off the sides of the pan.
• Continue to stir until mixture forms a caramel like mixture of darkened amber color.
• Remove from heat and GRADUALLY add cream, stirring like a madwoman/madman after each addition.
• Add cinnamon and vanilla and return to the heat for one minute. Keep stirring! (make sure that you do not leave it on the heat any longer!). Keep on stirring and serve as desired.

CHAMPAGNE CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk to combine egg yolks, whole egg, heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup sugar, orange zest, orange juice and Champagne.
• Divide evenly into 6 (4-ounce) ramekins. Place ramekins in a 9x13 baking dish and fill dish up to the middle of the ramekins with boiling water. Transfer to the oven and bake until custards are just set but still shake in the center slightly, about 35-40 minutes.
• Remove ramekins from baking dish and cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until completely cooled and set, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over custards and use a torch to brûlée the top until crisp and light brown. Alternatively, use the back of a metal spoon that has been heated for 2-3 minutes over a direct flame (see below), or use a broiler set to high and broil 5-6 minutes.
• HOT SPOON BRULEE TECHNIQUE:.
• When ready to serve, top each custard with 1 tablespoon sugar, heat a spoon over a direct flame and set spoon directly onto sugar until crisp and browned.