Cheesy Crème Brûlée ~ FFWD

Cheesy Crème Brûlée for FFWD

We have been away for a month and are finally back home again!  The only thing that keeps going through my head is that song “Gee It’s Good To Be Back Home Again”!!  You remember that old song by John Denver, don’t you? That song just about says it all except, it doesn’t say how much laundry I had to do, or how much mail I had to sift through (it’s incredible how much mail piles up in just a month)! Oh, and then there’s grocery shopping, and last but not least there’s my French Friday recipe!

This week the pick was for Cheesy Crème Brûlée.  I love Crème Brûlée but, was not sure about it being savory instead of sweet. Honestly, I’m still not sure how I feel about these!  The custard came out perfect. I browned the cheese with my torch…they looked pretty! They were creamy and rich! However, when I took my first bite I was expecting sweet. Funny how your mind can play tricks on you!!

I think these would be perfect for a dinner party…next time I will grate my cheese finer 

These were quite easy to put together.  First, Dorie tells you to sprinkle teensy little chunks of cheese over the bottoms of your custard cups (I used white cheddar and parmesan). Then heat your milk and cream just to boiling. While waiting for the milk and cream to come to a boil, whisk the egg yolks with salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. You then add a dribble of the hot milk into the eggs…whisking while adding until you’ve added about ¼ of the milk. This is tricky because, you don’t want to cook your eggs.  I used a small ladle to pour just a small amount of the hot liquid into the eggs.  When the cream and eggs are combined, you divide it among your prepared custard cups and bake.  The recipe says 40-50 minutes, or until your knife comes out clean. However, mine took about 10 minutes longer. 

These were pretty and quite lovely looking!  I think they would be perfect as a starter for a dinner party or, to enjoy with a glass of wine, as Dorie suggests.  Bill liked these…go figure! The cheesy flavor was good but, my mind kept asking "where’s the sugar”! 

I will be spending my day finishing up my Croissants…can’t wait to get these done! Happy Friday everyone!!

This recipe can be found in Dorie Greenspans cookbook “Around My French Table”. If you would like to see what the other Doristas are up to check it out here.

I prepared six custard cups, but only filled four…mine were 41/2 inches across 

Ready for the oven

They were creamy and rich tasting...

But "where’s the sugar?"

This is what I woke up to this morning!