VANILLA BEAN BAKED CUSTARD

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups heavy cream

  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • One vanilla bean, split or 1 TBS vanilla bean paste

Method:

Preheat oven to  300°F Heat cream to boiling and then turn off; add vanilla bean and steep for 20 minutes. Meanwhile whisk together yolks, eggs and sugar; strain hot cream and slowly whisk into eggs being careful not to curdle eggs; strain again if necessary.  Chill over ice bath or overnight in the refrigerator.  In a 5 ounce ramekin or brûlée dish, pour custard leaving 1/8 ” space at top.  Place in water bath (not boiling water) and bake for 1 hour or until outer edges are set and middle is slightly trembling.  Pull out of water bath and cool at room temperature.  Chill.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB SAUCE



Ingredients:

  • 4 stalks rhubarb, 1” dice

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ orange zested
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 pint strawberries, diced

Method:

Place rhubarb in medium bowl; place sugar, vanilla, zest, water and strawberries in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil; pour boiling mixture over rhubarb and allow to sit for approximately 1 hour to become tender; chill for service




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