Creme Brulee

Ingredients

• 6 egg yolks
• 6 tablespoons white sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Pour cream into a saucepan and stir over low heat until it almost comes to boil.
3. Remove the cream from heat immediately.
4. Stir cream into the egg yolk mixture; beat until combined.
5. Pour cream mixture into the top of a double boiler.
6. Stir over simmering water until mixture lightly coats the back of a spoon; approximately 3 minutes.
7. Remove mixture from heat immediately and pour into a shallow heat-proof dish.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
9. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
10. Refrigerate for 1 hour, or overnight.
11. In a small bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar and brown sugar.
12. Pour sugar mixture evenly to the custard
13. Caramelised sugar with the torch