Recipe - Arnauds Creme Brulee

4 cup Heavy cream
1 One fourth cup Sugar
12 Egg yolks; large
1 Vanilla bean
1 cup Pecans
2 tablespoon Whole butter
One half ds Salt
1 Sheet frozen puff pastry

Heat 3 One half cups heavy cream and One half cup sugar over medium heat in a gallon
sauce pot and bring to a boil.

Meanwhile, combine egg yolks, One half cup sugar and One half cup cream in the top of
a double boiler. over medium heat Whip until a light lemon color and ribbon
stage is reached. Remove cream from the heat, and take the pan with the
yolk mixture out of the double boiler.

Slowly pour the cream into the yolk mixture, stirring to blend. Return the
pan to the double boiler and continue to heat until mixture becomes thick
(approximately 178×). Remove from heat and allow to cool, stirring
occasionally.

Mix the pecans, butter, One fourth cup sugar and salt in a small bowl. Spread on a
baking sheet and roast at 400× until pecans begin to brown. Remove from
oven and cool.

Roll out the puff pastry very thin. Use a fork or docker to dock the dough.
Conform pastry to the inside of large muffin tins and line each cup with
foil and fill with dried beans or pastry weights. Blind bake at 375× for
approximately 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, take out the foil. Leave in
the tins and set aside to cool.

When cool, place about 1 tablespoon of pecan mixture in each cup and top
with creme brulee mixture. Refrigerate for about 25 minutes to set up.
Sprinkle generously with white sugar. Using a butane torch, broil tops
until golden brown. Return to refrigerator to chill for about 15 minutes.
source: Arnaud's Restaurant Home Page

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 510 by jecraig@laninc.com on
Jan 13, 98