Creme Brulee

Name: Creme Brulee
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 extra large egg; 4 extra larges egg yolks; 710 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier); 118 milliliters sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for each serving; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Creme Brulee is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. This dessert has 534 calories, 5g of protein, and 48g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sugar, egg yolks, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

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Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

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Oven

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.

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Egg Yolk

Cream

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

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Add the vanilla and orange liqueur and pour into 6 to 8-ounce ramekins until almost full.

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Orange Liqueur

Vanilla

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Ramekin

Place the ramekins in a baking pan and carefully pour boiling water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

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Water

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Baking Pan

Ramekin

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the custards are set when gently shaken.

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Oven

Remove the custards from the water bath, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate until firm.

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Water

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.

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Spread