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Close House Recipes

Crème Brulee

6 Large Egg Yolk

Caster Sugar

600ml Whipping Cream

Zest of 1 Lemon taken off with a peeler

Vanilla Pod Split

Preheat the oven to 140oc / Gas Mark 1. Place the egg yolks and caster sugar in a bowl and gently mix together.

Place the cream, lemon zest and vanilla pod in a pan and slowly bring to the boil. Once boiling, pour onto the beaten egg yolks and sugar, whisk together well and leave to cool and infuse for ten minutes.

Strain the mixture through a fine sieve, then pour into four 12cm / 2cm deep brulee dishes. Carefully place in a deep baking tray and pour boiling water from a kettle into the tray until halfway up the side of the dishes. Bake for 25 minutes or until just set. Remember the residual heat in the custard will carry on the cooking process for a good ten minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Then chill well.

When you come to glaze the brulee, sprinkle a thin layer of Demerara sugar on top of each, making sure the whole surface is covered and glaze with a blow torch. Serve with some seasonal berries.

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