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Lavender Creme Brulee Recipe

	Scearley / All my dishes 2 years, 6 months ago Lavender is an underused flavor in cooking. Start using it sensually..... Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:2	Scearley
	lavender creme brulee

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Ingredients

1 1/2 c heavy cream

1 Tbsp dried lavender flower, or 2 Tbsp fresh

2 egg yolks

1/8 c granulated sugar

2 tsp granulated sugar (for caramelizing)

Directions

Preheat oven to 300

In a heavy bottomed saucepan, bring the cream and lavender to a gentle boil.

Remove from heat and allow the lavender to infuse with the cream for about 3 minutes

Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until light and creamy.

Remove lavender from cream.

Slowly pour the cream into the egg and sugar, blending well.

Divide mix between 2 ramekins or custard cups.

Place them in a pan and carefully fill the pan with warm water, until it reaches halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

Bake custards until set around the edges, but still loose in the center...about 45 or 50 minutes.

Remove from oven and leave in the water bath until cooled.

Remove cups from water bath and chill for at least 2 hours, up to 2 das.

When ready to serve, sprinkle 1 tsp sugar over each custard.

Melt the sugar with a torch.

Re-chill custards for a few minutes before serving.

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Comments

dksbook 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Oooooooo! I am using this one for a big dinner for 60 I am doing in September, if I can find an industrial torch. Mine is designed only for home use. Any difference using white sugar for the caramel crust rather than turbinado sugar? Do you just melt it or do you caramelize it to a traditional dark brown?

scearley 2 years, 6 months ago said:
I just melt it. I use granulated because 1) it's hard enough getting lavender so there's no need to complicate things further and 2) I don't want to do anything to mess with the light lavenger flavor by possibly scorching the sugar.

fortuna 2 years, 5 months ago said:
It would be really cool to combine red and blue food coloring to actually make it a very pale lavendar color. How Yummy would that be? I love creme brulee but too much. . . and I suffer LOL
Thanks for this wonderful recipe!

juliecake 1 year, 8 months ago said:
What a lovely recipe, perfect for a ladies lunch. So very pretty garnished with a tiny sprig of fresh lavender. Thank you!

whackfood 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Oh baby!

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