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By: Zesty S.

Description:
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Time: 1 hr 10 min (30 min to prepare, 40 min to cook)
Meal type: Dessert
Ethnicity: French
Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients:
16 fl oz Heavy Cream
2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Caster Sugar (really fine sugar)
3  Egg Yolks
2  Whole Eggs
6 tsp Caster Sugar (really fine sugar)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 275. Pour the cream and vanilla into a saucepan. Bring to boiling point, then turn off the heat and put a lid on. Leave to infuse for five to ten minutes. Beat the sugar and all the eggs together in a large heat-proof bowl until pale and creamy. Bring the cream back to boiling point, then pour over the egg mixture, whisking all the time until thickened - this indicates that the eggs have begun to cook slightly (you should have a smooth custard the consistency of double cream - a grainy texture means it's been over-cooked and you'll have to start all over again).
Notes:
Fill 6 ramekins about two thirds full. Place the ramekins...




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