it's another creme brulee

I swear, my first attempt at making creme brulee must've been beginner's luck because since then, my creme brulees has been too runny so I ended up freezing them and turned them into ice-cream, they've been over cooked, curdled or just blahg! Now after my tenth attempt (and I'm not exaggerating - just ask DH as he's had to suffer my many failings by turning his stomach into a garbage bin), I decided that it wasn't me..it was the recipe!! hehe

So I scoured the internet for a 'no fail' creme brulee recipe and came across this fabulous blog "A table for two" and what a fabulous name too I must add! There and behold, I found THE PERFECT non-fail recipe!! Having said this, you'll probably try this at home and it won't work! tee hee..but to assure you, I've made this three times now and each time, it's been perfect!! muaawwwhh! bellissimo!!!

Ever since DH and I had our wedding at the Werribee mansion where we had the best creme brulee dessert EVER and I really mean EVER because everyone scraped and licked their ramekins clean! Now, anytime someone mentions my wedding, there will be no doubt that someone's face will light up and mention THE creme brulee! Now to give you an idea, this creme brulee was very sweet but had a tinge of bitterness from the brulee, it was silky smooth and creamy like thick creamy custard just as described by ATFT...ops, just salivated on my keyboard! LOL

Well, this creme brulee is pretty much what was served at our wedding and I'll be surprise if it's not the same recipe...I hope you enjoy it as much as me because after this, I'm so pleased to say my search for THE creme brulee recipe is over! THANK YOU ATFT!! :D

Ingredients

(make 3 creme brulee on 4Oz ramekins)

1. 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
2. ½ cup full cream milk
3. 5 large egg yolks
4. 1 / 3 cup sugar
5. 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Methods

1. Preheat the oven to 95ºC and line up 3 ramekins on a baking tray.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla extract until combined but not airy.
3. Bring the cream and milk just to a boil.
4. Still whisking, pour in about one quarter of the hot milk – this will temper or warm, the yolks so they won’t curdle.
5. Whisking all the while, slowly pour in the remainder of the cream and milk.
6. Give it a stir and make sure all the sugar are melted.
7. Then strain it into the ramekins. Tap the ramekins on the counter to let all the bubbles out, and scoop out the froth on top with a spoon if necessary.

8. Put it in the oven and bake for 50 to 60mins.
9. Tap the side of the ramekins and see whether the centre are set. If it wobbles too much, then it needs to cook a little longer. If it is firm, then you have overcooked them. If it wobbles a little, they are ready as they will still continue cooking while cooling down on the rack.
10. Once they reach room temperature, cover each custard with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours! The longer the better.

The Cheat – Caramelised sugar topping
1. Add 1 cup of castor sugar and 2 tbsp of water in a saucepan on medium heat.
2. Once all the sugar melted, turn it on high heat and let the sugar caramelised.
3. Once you notice the sugar is turning yellow, remove from the stove quickly as it will continue to caramelise in the extreme hot saucepan, so take extra precautions here.
4. Pour a small amount of the caramel on top of the chilled custard.
5. Quickly tilt and swirl the ramekin and let the sugar coats the top of the custard evenly.

Enjoy! :D