Creme Brulee

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1 vanilla bean
• 4 eggs
• 8 egg whites
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons potato starch
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, slowly heat the milk with the vanilla bean; do not boil or the milk will curdle.
• 2 remove and split the bean, scrape out the seeds, and return them to the milk.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 4 meanwhile, whisk the eggs, egg whites, sugar, potato starch and vanilla.
• 5 slowly whisk this mixture into the hot milk.
• 6 cook over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the custard coats the back of the spoon.
• 7 divide the custard into eight 6-ounce ramekins.
• 8 place the ramekins in a baking dish with 2" sides.
• 9 pour hot water into the baking dish, until the water comes halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
• 10 place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 11 remove the ramekins from the dish and place them on a rack to cool.
• 12 refrigerate until well chilled, about 2 hours.
• 13 preheat the broiler.
• 14 sprinkle each custard lightly with brown sugar, spreading it evenly to the edges.
• 15 place the ramekins on a baking sheet and broil for about 1 minutes, until the sugar is melted and bubbly.
• 16 watch carefully.
• 17 remove and serve immediately, or chill until served.