Crème Brûlée

Directions

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   ["Preheat oven to 375 F. In a medium sized saucepan bring the milk to boil with the vanilla bean seeds and the pod as well. When it hits a boil, remove pan from the stove and add the cold cream. Stir to combine.", "Beat together the egg yolks and the sugar in a medium sized bowl then rapidly whisk it into the cream mixture. Stir well and remove the vanilla bean pod.", "Evenly pour the mixture into six 4-inch diameter ramekins. Take a roasting pan and put your ramekins into it. Add water into the roasting pan so that it goes about halfway up the sides of the ramekins.", "Bake for 25-30 minutes at 375 F. Carefully remove the pans from the oven and remove ramekins from the water. Allow them to cool down to room temperature then refrigerate for 2 hours.", "Before you jump in and eat it ... Sprinkle with some sugar on top and use a baking torch to caramelize the sugar. Otherwise, you can broil it in the oven for 4 minutes.", "Recipe slightly modified from the French book \"Cafe Gourmand\"" by Sandra Lucchini and Stephane Glacier. Even if you do not read French