Easy Crème Brûlée

Haven't tried this, but the other version I have serves 8 and has a much more complicated and tasty recipe (with REAL vanilla bean and half and half and superfine suger, etc). This easy one is just for at home after dinner.

Ingredients:

4 Eggs

4 Tablespoons Sugar

1 Pint Heavy Cream

1 Teaspoon Vanilla

Salt

6 Ramekins

Whisk

Small (enough for 4 egg yolks) + Medium Bowl (Microwave Safe)

Roasting Pan

Tea Kettle

Torch (or broiler if you don't have one)

Serves: 6

Prep: 40 min

Cook: 40 min

Total: 1 hr 20 min

Preheat oven for 350.

Seperate 4 eggs. Set aside in small bowl. Put 4 tbsp. sugar in medium bowl. Add 1 pint of heavy cream. Stir gently with whisk and microwave for 2 min to dissolve sugar.

While that's going, whisk egg yolks just enough to break the yolks up smoothly. When the sugar-cream mix is done, stir a bit to make sure the sugar's dissolved. Stir in eggs and whisk well. Add a dash of salt and a teaspoon of vanilla.

Pour into ramekins and place in roasting pan.

Put some hot water from the faucet into the tea kettle and pour into roasting pan, enough until it comes up halfway agains the ramekins.

Bake for 40 min. They should still be jiggly. Let cool for a bit and then pop them into the fridge for a few hours, or overnight.

Sprinkle a little pile of sugar in each ramekin. Torch them, or melt sugar under the broiler. Let cool for a minute and enjoy.