Crème Brûlée

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 1 tbsp liquid vanilla
• 1/2 liter whipping cream
• 1/3 cup sugar
• Sugar for the topping

Method

1. Beat the egg yolks well.
2. Add the vanilla and sugar and keep beating.
3. Heat the cream in a pot until boiling, then pour it over the yolks while whisking constantly so the eggs do not cook.
4. Strain the mixture.
5. Place oven-safe ramekins in a tray and pour in the mixture. Pour boiling water into the tray until it reaches halfway up the ramekins.
6. Bake at 180°C for 45 to 60 minutes (it is done when it sets like jelly, or a toothpick comes out clean).
7. Let cool slightly, then refrigerate for at least two hours.
8. To serve, sprinkle sugar on top, heat a spoon over a gas flame until very hot and run it over the sugar until the whole surface caramelizes.