crème brûlée (thing)

This is my grandfather's recipe for crème brûlée (a French custard with burnt sugar on top). While it is similar to other recipes here it, differs a bit. This is for a traditional vanilla flavored crème brûlée. For a similar desert in coffee, chocolate or other flavors you may want to make pots de creme.

• 1 qt of light cream
• 6 T of granulated sugar
• 8 egg yolks
• 3 T vanilla (no artifical)
• 5 T brown sugar

1. Scald cream.


2. Lightly beat together egg yolks and sugar.


3. Slowly pour cream into egg mixture, stirring constantly. (If you pour too quickly it will cook the yolks.)


4. Add vinilla


5. Pour into baking dish, set in a pan of hot water.


6. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) for 1 hour or until a silver knife comes out clean.


7. Sprinkle top with brown sugar (about 5 T), and place under broiler until sugar melts and forms a glaze. Watch closely and leave broiler door open.


8. Serve ice cold.