Feb 20 2008
Crème Brulee: How to Make a Delicious Gourmet Food Dessert
There is really nothing more delicious and decadent that crème brulee. And when it comes to making a gourmet food dessert, this is by far one of the most easy and well-loved. It is an enormously popular gourmet food dessert that is served in most fine restaurants, and definitely one that you should try if you have not before.
Ingredients
The first step in making this gourmet food dessert is to gather your ingredients. You will need baking pans, a cooking pan, mixing bowls, ramekins, wire whisks, propane torches, 1/3 cup sugar, 4 egg yolks, 1 pint heavy cream, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, and powdered sugar which will be used for the crusts.
Steps
The first thing you need to do to prepare this gourmet food dessert is to preheat the oven to 275ºF. Scald the cream and the vanilla extract by heating them in a pan over low heat. Make sure you continue to stir the mixture while it is heating so that it does not stick to the pan or burn.
Once the cream is hot you want to whisk the egg yolks together and the sugar until it is well blended. Before the cream begins to boil you want to remove it from the heat and then pour some of the cream into the egg yolks while you are whisking them. Remove the whisk from the eggs and then steadily pour the yolks into the cream.
Divide the mixture into separate ramekins once you are finished and for the best results you want to chill them overnight before cooking.
The cooking process is quite simple as well, and all you need to do here is place them in a tall sided baking pan. Then you want to pour simmering water into the pan about halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake for about a half hour and then cover and chill for at least two hours. Then once you are ready to serve this gourmet food dessert you simply want to sprinkle the top of each with a thin layer of sugar.
There are many other gourmet desserts you may want to try out as well. Gourmet food is always tasty and you can really personalize it by adding your own ingredients here and there. Just make sure that you put time and care into gourmet cooking, as this is going to be very important to the outcome of each dish.
Holiday Menus
(NC)—Try making this delicious Homegrown Ontario Pulled Pork simple slow cooker recipe this holiday season and see the difference a little planning makes. Great as an appetizer served on a crostini, this savoury morsel will save you time in the kitchen while impressing your guests. More delicious appetizer recipes can be found online at [...]
(NC)—Adding new flavour to traditional foods can be fun and be a great way to get family members to try new foods. Indian flavoured products are becoming widely available and provide a great opportunity to create mouthwatering recipes for the whole family. This shrimp korma recipe is a quick and easy one for the entire [...]
(NC)—Mulligatawny soup originally became popular with the British stationed in India (employees of the East India Company) during Colonial Times. When they returned home, they brought the recipe back with them to England, and to other members of the Commonwealth. In fact Mulligatawny is the Anglicized name of two words for “pepper water,” molegoo (pepper) [...]
(NC)—Here are two easy ways to bring some excitement to your next children’s party – Wacky Waikiki or Purple Razzle Dazzle Shakes. For dozens more delicious treats to thrill your child, visit www.homebasics.ca.
Wacky Waikiki Shake
2 large ripe bananas, peeled and quartered
1 can frozen pineapple or pineapple-orange juice concentrate, thawed (6 oz)
1/2 cup milk
4 scoops Breyers [...]
Savor the Flavor Every Day, Every Way
Â
(ARA) – Long overlooked, mushrooms are nature’s hidden treasure for helping those focusing on living a healthful life. To promote the nutritional benefits of fresh produce this back-to-school season, Weight Watchers continues Pick of the Season, a public health initiative spotlighting seasonal fruit and vegetables, with recipes this quarter [...]
Skyrocketing gas prices and escalating grocery costs have put getting more for a dollar top-of-mind for many consumers. Many Americans are tailoring their grocery shopping lists to ensure they get more bang for their buck. That means purchasing items that provide the best nutritional punch for their value.
Luxury items like prepackaged or single serve meals [...]
Blueberries are most abundant and least expensive in the summer, making it an ideal time to get your fill of these little blue gems. Stock the fridge and freezer with blueberries to make meals, snacks and desserts that are easy on the cook. Blueberries never need to be peeled, pitted, stemmed or chopped –just a [...]