[Sca-cooks] Creme Brulee

[Mark.S Harris]

Kiri commented:
> Oh, my dear Stefan.  You are missing one of the great joys of life.  Creme
> Brulee, at least as far as the modern version is concerned, is a rich
> vanilla-type pudding baked/steamed usually in an individual dish, then brown
> sugar is sprinkled over the top and is then melted with a torch, usually one
> of those fun-type little acetylene torches you find in Williams Sonoma, among
> other places.  Often fresh fruit will then be scattered on the top.

Thanks for the description. Yes, this sounds wonderful. I'll have to
look
at the websites someone else gave and perhaps try making this sometime.

In many ways it sounds like "flan", except the topping is different.

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net