Crema Catalana
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 5 egg yolks
- 1⁄3 cup superfine sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 1⁄2 cups whole milk
- 1⁄4 ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg, freshly ground
- 1 small lemon, zest of, grated
- 1⁄3 cup demerara sugar
directions
- In a bowl, mix egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch. Using a fork mix till smooth.
- Pour milk into a saucepan. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon zest and bring to a boil.
- Gradually pour spiced milk into yolk mixture, stirring, then pour back into the saucepan. Bring to a boil stirring continuously.
- Reduce heat and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously untill the custard has thickened.
- Pour custard into ramekins and leave to cool.
- Refridgerate the custard for 3-4 hours.
- 20-30 minutes before serving, sprinkle with demerara sugar and caramelize with a blowtorch, then leave at room temperature till ready to serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Alia55
Canada
After several floods to my basement, I am starting to input all of the many many recipes that I've been collecting for years. I didn't realize just how many I had saved up... must make note to self.. step away from the cookbooks!