Elegant Espresso Custards Recipe
Ingredients
| Half-and-half - 2 cups | ||
| Espresso coffee | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Orange peel | 2 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Eggs | 3 | |
| Egg yolk | 1 | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
Directions
MAKING
1. In a saucepan, add half-and-half, heat and scald. Add espresso, orange peel and remove from heat, allow to cool for 10 minutes.
2. In a bowl, beat eggs, yolk, sugar until well blended.
3. Add expresso mixture to the egg mixture gradually continue to stir, add vanilla and salt.
FINALISING
4. Into 6 six ounce custard cups, strain and pour the mixture.
5. Place the cups into shallow baking tray with some water in the tray.
6. In a preheated oven, bake at 150 degrees centigrade for about 45 minutes, until well set.
7. Cool and chill.
SERVING
8. De-mold and serve chilled.
1. In a saucepan, add half-and-half, heat and scald. Add espresso, orange peel and remove from heat, allow to cool for 10 minutes.
2. In a bowl, beat eggs, yolk, sugar until well blended.
3. Add expresso mixture to the egg mixture gradually continue to stir, add vanilla and salt.
FINALISING
4. Into 6 six ounce custard cups, strain and pour the mixture.
5. Place the cups into shallow baking tray with some water in the tray.
6. In a preheated oven, bake at 150 degrees centigrade for about 45 minutes, until well set.
7. Cool and chill.
SERVING
8. De-mold and serve chilled.
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