Creme Brulee

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Creme Brulee is also known as burnt cream, crema catalana or trinity cream. Its a desert condisting of a thick custard as its base and topped with a layer of hard caramel and its usually served cold.
Ingredients:Heavy cream- 4 CupsVanilla essence -1/4 tspsaffron few strandsSugar- 1 CupEgg yolks -6Hot water-  8 cups
Procedure:
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Place the cream, vanilla essence and few saffron strands in the saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit.
  • In a bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks and the cream Pour into ramekins. Place the ramekins into a large pan. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Refrigerate.
  • Remove from the refrigerator sprinkle the sugar and used the torch to melt the sugar and garnish with safron.