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*** A WORD FROM THE KITCHEN ***
So a recipe using vanilla it is today..a special classic
CREME BRULEE which is one of my favorites and a great way
to enjoy great vanilla. It is a little tedious but once
you get the hang of it you will find yourself making it
again and again. I don't have one of those convenient mini
torches for carmelizing yet but the broiler works just fine.
Enjoy!
Marzee
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RECIPE: CREME BRULEE
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INGREDIENTS:
2 cups heavy cream
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. good vanilla extract
8 tsp. fine raw sugar or granulated sugar for
caramelizing
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Keep a pot of hot water
nearby. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine cream
and sugar and cook, stirring frequently until steam rises,
approx. 4-5 minutes. In a bowl, beat egg yolks and vanilla
until blended. Gradually pout hot cream into yolks, stirring
constantly. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve set
over a bowl, divide among four 7-ounce ramekins. Line a 3"
deep baking pan with a clean kitchen towel, place ramekins
in pan, and add hot water to fill pan halfway up the side of
the ramekins. Cover loosely with foil. Bake until set, 30-35
minutes, until the centers of the custards shake gently when
the pan is shifted. Remove the pan from the oven and allow
the ramekins to cool slightly. Remove the ramekins from the
pan, cool to room temperature, then chill thoroughly 3 hours
or overnight. Just before serving, sprinkle the custards with
2 tsp. Sugar and caramelize the topping with a kitchen torch,
or place the ramekins under a broiler, 2-3 inches from the
heat source for 3-4 minutes.
Yield: 4 Servings
Category: Desserts
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VANILLA TIPS AND TRIVIA:
* Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing vanilla
to the United States in the late 1700s. While serving as
Ambassador to King Louis XVI of France, he became familiar
with vanilla beans, and brought 200 vanilla beans back
with him when he returned to the United States.
* The United States consumption of vanilla beans is
approximately 1,200 tons per year!
* Vanilla beans are hand-pollinated, on family plantations.
The entire vanilla cultivation process, from planting to
market, can take from five to six years!
* A teaspoon or so of vanilla in Italian tomato sauces
or Mexican chili helps cut the acidity of the tomatoes!
* In baking, cream the vanilla with the shortening or
butter portion of the ingredients. The fat encapsulates
the vanilla, preventing it from volatilizing in the baking
process.
* Vanilla extract is used by veteran fishermen to mask
the smell of their hands so the fish won't detect them
* A vanilla bean under your car seat gives a fresh aroma
and helps eliminate musty odors.