Creme Caramel

Submitted by smellycat

"this recipe is so easy, you won't even believe it! 3 simple ingredients conclude in an authentic French dessert that will wow your guests!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon hot water

directions

1. Preparation.
2. - coat inside of the molds with some unsalted butter.
3. Custard(1).
4. - heat milk and sugar over medium~low heat, stir constantly.
5. - remove from heat when all sugar dissolves
6. - add vanilla
7. - cool to room temperature.
8. - pre heat oven to 140 degree Celsius.
9. Caramelized Sugar.
10. * do not stir or shake the sauce pan in this whole step.
11. - prepare a sauce pan and a larger container filled with cold water.
12. - heat and mix sugar and water in a sauce pan over high heat.
13. - remove immediately from heat when caramelization begins (amber, not brown).
14. - dip sauce pan in cold water briefly to cool and stop caramelization, do not leave it in or sugar will crystallize.
15. - slowly mix in the hot water to thin out the caramelized sugar.
16. - pour a thin layer of caramelized sugar into the pudding molds, cool molds in fridge and let the sugar solidify.
17. Custard(2).
18. - beat eggs gently, without stirring in air bubbles.
19. - mix evenly egg with the milk/sugar mixture from (1).
20. - sift/strain the mixture to remove and solid chunks.
21. - pour mixture into the molds.
22. - place molds evenly in a deep oven pan.
23. - pour hot water into the pan, to 1/2 height of the molds
24. - place into the oven for 30 minute.
25. - turn off oven, do not open oven.
26. - remove from oven after it has cooled down.
27. - cool in fridge.
28. Serving.
29. - to remove from mold, insert a small knife between custard and the mold, cut around and drop custard onto a plate.