Valentines Special: Creme Brulée

Valentines Day is in the near future! So spoil your girlfriend/boyfriend with a Creme Brulée! Here's an easy recipe.

Cooking time: 1 - 1½ hour. 10 mins active

For the Creme Brulée you'll need:

(4 ramekins)

4 pasteurised Egg Yolks

85 g of Sugar

½ a Vanilla Pod

250 ml Cream (38-45%)

100 ml Whole Milk

1 tbs Sugar

Start of by scraping the vanilla seeds into a bowl. Add the sugar and scrunch it together to release the vanilla flavour. Add egg yolks and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Add cream, whole milk and the scraped vanilla pod. Give it a final whisk and put into the fridge for at least 3 hours. This will develop the flavour further.

Set your oven to 125 C and add the creme into ramekins. Place these in dish with water coming up 1/3 of their sides. Bake for 35-55 minutes (This is always tricky). Jiggle the ramekins a bit to see if the creme has set slightly. If so, cool completely.

To serve add a fine layer of sugar on each and burn with a burner of under a very hot grill until the sugar crystallises.

Suggested drinks: Sweet dessert wines like Sauternes.