Cake vs Pie

[robnix]

I voted pie... WTF is creme brulee anyhow?

It's custard with a carmelized sugar top, usually served in a ramekin. You bake your custard, let it cool, sprinkle sugar on the top, and carmelize it using the torch.


Alton Brown's Creme Brulee recipe:



1 quart heavy cream
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1 cup vanilla sugar, divided
6 large egg yolks
2 quarts hot water

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Place the cream, vanilla bean and its pulp into a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and reserve for another use.

In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until well blended and it just starts to lighten in color. Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually. Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins. Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake just until the creme brulee is set, but still trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Remove the creme brulee from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes prior to browning the sugar on top. Divide the remaining 1/2 cup vanilla sugar equally among the 6 dishes and spread evenly on top. Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top. Allow the creme brulee to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.

[billybob_81067]

It's custard with a carmelized sugar top, usually served in a ramekin. You bake your custard, let it cool, sprinkle sugar on the top, and carmelize it using the torch.


Alton Brown's Creme Brulee recipe:



1 quart heavy cream
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1 cup vanilla sugar, divided
6 large egg yolks
2 quarts hot water

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Place the cream, vanilla bean and its pulp into a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and reserve for another use.

In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until well blended and it just starts to lighten in color. Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually. Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins. Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake just until the creme brulee is set, but still trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Remove the creme brulee from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes prior to browning the sugar on top. Divide the remaining 1/2 cup vanilla sugar equally among the 6 dishes and spread evenly on top. Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top. Allow the creme brulee to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.

You know what??? That sounds good, but I bet it'd be better if it was poured into a pie crust! PIE FTW!

[geekwarrior]

It's custard with a carmelized sugar top, usually served in a ramekin. You bake your custard, let it cool, sprinkle sugar on the top, and carmelize it using the torch.

thankyou, i'm going to make that for the holidays. I only had it when I was in France (everynight for the week i was there ) and having been looking for it here.

[NotKai]

*sigh*

Ha ha ha cake and pie what a gloriously funny internet debate.

I'm going to kill myself.

[robnix]

You know what??? That sounds good, but I bet it'd be better if it was poured into a pie crust! PIE FTW!

Amazingly enough, that's called custard pie...

[robnix]

thankyou, i'm going to make that for the holidays. I only had it when I was in France (everynight for the week i was there ) and having been looking for it here.

Get the torch set so you have the ramekins and the torch for the sugar crisping fun.

http://www.amazon.com/Oggi-Piece-Creme-Brulee-Torch/dp/B0000E2V7A

[geekwarrior]

Get the torch set so you have the ramekins and the torch for the sugar crisping fun.

http://www.amazon.com/Oggi-Piece-Cre.../dp/B0000E2V7A

thanks again!

[Pneumagger]

Does a Blow torch work?

[geekwarrior]

Does a Blow torch work?

should be fine, ad long as you dont try anything Tim Allenish

[billybob_81067]

Put a rosebud tip on your Oxyacetelyene torch and let er rip!

[iambored]

Does this mean pie vs cake?

[Pneumagger]

Does this mean pie vs cake?

no... Cake vs. Pie

Pie always has the homefield advantage

[grEnAlEins]

no... Cake vs. Pie

Pie always has the homefield advantage

This is especially true on AO, home of the Pie Revolution!

GO PIE!!

[Rudz]

To reiterate from the other Thread, Pie > all. Girl Pie is best.

If you do not like Pie we now know your 'orientation'.

i like pie..

[grEnAlEins]

i like pie..

Looks delicious...
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