Recipe - Lavender Creme Brulee

3 cup Whipping cream
One fourth cup Lavender sugar
1 1inch piece vanilla bean;
pierced
3 Whole eggs
3 Egg yolks
One half cup Firmly packed dark brown
sugar
1 pt Fresh raspberries
Lavender flowers

Chicago Tribune

Preparation time: 30 minutes Chilling time: 2 hours or overnight Cooking
time: 3540 minutes for custard cups, 5060 minutes for large dish Yield: 6
servings

This dessert can be prepared a day ahead and then "burned" just before
serving.

1. Heat cream, lavender sugar and vanilla bean in top of double boiler to
almost boiling. Lower heat and simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat; set
aside. Beat whole eggs and yolks together in bowl of electric mixer.
Gradually pour cream mixture in a thin stream into eggs, beating
constantly. Return to double boiler; cook over medium heat, stirring with
wooden spoon until custard coats back of spoon, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove vanilla bean. 2. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Pour cream into 6
individual custard cups or a 4 to 5cup flameproof baking dish. Set in
large pan of hot water (water should reach level of custard) in middle rack
of oven. Bake until center is set and knife inserted in center comes out
clean, about 35 to 45 minutes for individual cups and 50 to 60 minutes for
larger dish. Remove from water bath and cool. Cover; chill in refrigerator
at least 2 hours or overnight. 3. Just before serving, sift brown sugar
over top of custard. Place dish into bowl of crushed ice. Place custard
under broiler at least 6 inches from flame, watching carefully, until sugar
caramelizes. Garnish with raspberries and lavender flowers; serve
immediately.

Nutrition information per serving: Calories ...... 600 Fat ............ 49
g Cholesterol .. 380 mg Sodium ...... 90 mg Carbohydrates .. 35 g Protein
......... 7 g Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
Rrairie@aol.com on Aug 27, 1997