Chef Don's Kitchen Recipe File

Chef Don's Kitchen Recipe File
RECIPE NAME:		Creme Brule Base - Vanilla	Original Date:
DIRECTORY:		Desserts	3/9/96
			Revision Date:
			4/15/96
Sensitivity:	Special Equipment: 6 oz Custard Cups

Ingredients	10 - 6 oz cups	20 ea 6 oz wt	Specs
egg yolks	13 each	26 each
sugar, granulated	1 cup	2 cups
heavy whipping cream	6 cups	12 cups
vanilla bean (cut and scraped into cream)	1 each	2 each

In a large mixing bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar.

Whip until light and creamy (about 3 minutes).

In a medium saucepan scald cream/vanilla mixture.

Slowly pour creme/vanilla mixture over egg/sugar mixture, stirring constantly.

Strain into a pitcher and pour into the 6oz. custard cups.

Put in hotel pan and prepare a water bath about ½ way up the sides of the cups.

Cook at 300° covered loosely with parchment until set, about 1 hour, 20 minutes.

Cool, wrap in cellophane and label, date, initial and refrigerate.