Creme brulee bars

Directions

1. 1
   Make the crust by combining first 3 ingredients (flour, brown sugar, and butter) and press into a greased baking dish.
2. 2
   Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes until crust is slightly golden.
3. 3
   Beat eggs, yolks, and sugar with an electric mixer.
4. 4
   Set aside.
5. 5
   Cook 1 cup of heavy cream in a sauce pan until it's almost boiling but not yet.
6. 6
   Turn the electric mixer back on and very slowly add the hot heavy cream to the egg/sugar mixture.
7. 7
   Don't add it too fast (especially at the beginning) or it could cook the eggs.
8. 8
   Fold in the other 2 cups of heavy cream (cold) and the vanilla.
9. 9
   Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a small bowl.
10. 10
    Beat the flour mixture into the batter.
11. 11
    Add the batter to the crust and bake at 325 for about 40 minutes.
12. 12
    The top should be golden/slightly brown and the batter should be stable.
13. 13
    Let the bars cool and refrigerate until almost ready to serve.
14. 14
    When ready to serve, spread about a 1/4 inch layer of pudding over the bars.
15. 15
    Then coat with plenty of sugar.
16. 16
    If you have a kitchen torch, use that to caramelize the sugar.
17. 17
    If you don't you can broil it on high for a few minutes.
18. 18
    The first time I did this, it caught on fire so I'd recommend the blowtorch!
19. 19
    Allow it to sit at room temperature for a couple minutes until sugar hardens.