Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.Heat the cream in a saucepan just to
the point of boiling. Remove from heat and set aside. In
a bowl, beat together the yolks and sugar with a whisk.
Spoon
4 teaspoons of jam into the bottom of each ramekin. Add
the white chocolate chips to the egg mixture and pour
the hot cream into the bowl. Stir this mixture well and
ladle it into the ramekins.
Place the cups in a baking
pan and fill the pan with about 2 inches of hot water.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until set, then remove the cups and
chill for 2 to 3 hours.
When you are ready to serve,
sprinkle
the top of the creme brulee with sugar and caramelize
with
a torch or place the ramekins on the top rack of
the broiler and broil for 2 to 5 minutes, until the sugar
has
caramelized.
Garnish with fresh raspberries and serve.
Yields 4 individual
ramekins.
ram·e·kin also ram·e·quin
( P ) Pronunciation Key (rm-kn)
n.
A cheese preparation made with eggs and bread crumbs or unsweetened
puff pastry, baked and served in individual dishes.
A small dish used for baking and serving.
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[French ramequin, perhaps from Dutch dialectal rammeken,
toasted bread, or from Low German ramken, diminutive of ram,
cream (from Middle Low German rme).]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary
of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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