Brazilian Coffee Custard (Crème De Café) |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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A strong tasting coffee custard. If you like coffee you will like this. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole milk |
1 inch piece vanilla bean |
4 whole coffee beans |
1/2 cup very strong coffee |
5 egg yolks |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon cornstarch |
Directions:
1. Set oven to 325°F.
2. Combine the milk, vanilla bean and coffee beans in a sauce pan. Bring rapidly to a boil, then remove pan from heat.
3. Stir in the strong coffee. Reserve.
4. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks, then gradually blend in the sugar and cornstarch. Mix well.
5. Strain the cooled milk, a little at a time, through a fine sieve lined with cheesecloth into the egg and sugar mixture.
6. Pour the mixture into a buttered baking dish or into individual ovenproof custard cups.
7. Cover the baking dish, set in a pan of hot and bake until a knife inserted into the center of the custard comes out clean, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
8. Cool custard to room temperature, then chill until needed. Before serving, run a knife around the inside edge of the baking dish and invert custard onto a serving dish. Serves 4.
9. Larousse Treasury of Country Cooking.
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