Key Lime Brulees
- 34 cup 2% low-fat milk
- 12 cup sugar
- 12 cup half-and-half
- 3 tablespoons fresh key lime juice or 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Combine milk, sugar, and half-and-half in a small saucepan.
- Heat mixture over medium heat to 180 or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil), stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Combine lime juice, egg yolks, and egg in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
- Gradually add the hot milk mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk.
- Divide the mixture evenly among 6 (4-ounce) ramekins or custard cups.
- Place ramekins in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan, and add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until center barely moves when the ramekin is touched.
- Remove ramekins from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cover and chill 4 hours to overnight.
- Carefully sift 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar over each custard.
- Holding a kitchen blowtorch about 2 inches from the top of each custard, heat the sugar, moving the torch back and forth, until the sugar is completely melted and caramelized (about 1 minute).
- ***You can make the sugar topping on the stovetop instead.
- Place 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat 5 to 8 minutes or until mixture is golden.
- Don't stir.
- Immediately pour the sugar mixture evenly over the cold custards, spreading to form a thin layer on top.
- Serve the custards immediately.
milk, sugar, fresh key lime juice, egg yolks, egg, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/key-lime-brulees-150250 (may not work)