Chocolate-It's What's for Dinner

You know I had to do it. You know I had to try a chocolate creme brulee. It really turned out quite nice. Milk Chocolate Creme Brulee (Adapted from Cooking Light ) 1 c milk 1 c heavy cream 1/4 c sugar 1/4 t salt 4 oz milk chocolate, chopped 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1 T Amaretto 1/2 t vanilla 1 t chocolate extract 2 T Raw sugar Combine milk, heavy cream, 2 T sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Heat until it just starts to bubble around the edge. Remove from heat and add chocolate. Stir until chocolate melts. In a medium bowl whisk eggs, yolks, and sugar. Gradually whisk in the cream mixture. Whisking constantly.  Add Amaretto, vanilla, and chocolate extract. Pour mixture through a small strainer into ramekins. Place ramekins in a 13x9 pan. Add hot water to the pan until the water is about 1/2 up the ramekins. Bake at 300 for 50 minutes or until center is slightly jiggly. Carefully remove ramekins from pan (using tongs with rubberbands wrapped around them). Cool comple...

So I told you I got a blow torch for Christmas (when I mentioned this to my friend, she thought I was taking up a new hobby). Well I decided it was time to break it out and give it a test run. I had this recipe for ages. I don't know where I got it from - ripped from some magazine. Ain't she a beauty? Creme Brulee (I can't figure out how to do the fancy accent marks but you get the idea) 1 vanilla bean 1 c milk 1 c heavy cream 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1/3 c sugar Raw sugar  Slit open the vanilla bean and place it in a saucepan. Add milk and heavy cream. Heat until little bubbles appear at the edge of the pan. Remove from heat. In a bowl whisk the eggs and egg yolks together. Add some of the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture. Whisk this mixture back into the saucepan. Over low heat, heat about 7-10 minutes until the mixture coats the back of the spoon (about 165 degrees).   Divide evenly among ramekins. Place ramekins in a 13x9 pan or roasting pan. Pour ...