---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Ginger Orange Creme Brulee - Scully on Spring Categories: Restaurant, Dessert, Custard, Ginger Yield: 5 Servings 1/2 qt Whole milk 1/2 qt Heavy cream 1 Vanilla bean 12 Egg yolks 1 c Granulated sugar Zest grated from two oranges 1/4 c Ginger; peeled and sliced In a heavy bottom sauce pot (preferably stainless steel) bring cream, milk, sugar, vanilla bean and orange zest to a boil. Remove from heat. Whisk egg yolks well and temper with cream mixture by adding one ladle at a time half of the mixture to eggs. Now add the egg mixture back to the remaining cream mixture and strain. Pour into creme Brulee molds and bake in a water bath at 325 degrees until "just set" (approx. 30 minutes). Chill several hours before serving. To serve: Sprinkle tops of creme Brulee with sugar and brown with either a torch or broiler. Yield: Makes approximately 5-6 6 ounce servings. (Courtesy of Scully on Spring, New York, NY and TVFN) MealMaster formatting by: Bill Webster, converted by MM_Buster v2.0j. -----