MMM... WHITE CHOCOLATE CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 300 degrees F.
• Whisk egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl.
• Bring cream and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar to simmer in heavy medium saucepan; reduce heat to low.
• Gradually add chopped white chocolate to the cream mixture and whisk until smooth.
• Gradually whisk the hot white chocolate mixture into yolk mixture, then whisk in vanilla.
• Pour the mixture through a fine sieve, then ladle custard into four 10-oz custard cups (if you use 4 oz ramekins, it will fill about 7 of them).
• Place the filled cups in large baking pan and add enough hot water to pan to come halfway up sides of cups.
• Bake at 300 degrees F until the custards are set in the center, about 1 hour.
• Carefully remove the custards from water and let cool.
• Cover (plastic wrap works fine) and refrigerate.
• Just before serving, preheat the broiler.
• Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon sugar over each custard.
• Broil until the sugar caramelizes, watching carefully, which will take about 2 minutes.
• Serve hot, or refrigerate up to 1 hour and serve cold.
• Makes 4 servings.