GINGER POTS DE CRèME

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Pots de Crème are always great, but flavored with ginger they become exotic yet there's nothing to it.

Yield makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups heavy cream, light cream, or half-and-half
10 slices fresh ginger (don't bother to peel it)
5 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon minced candied ginger (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 300°F. Combine the cream and fresh ginger in a small saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until steam rises. Cover the pan, turn off the heat, and steep for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Beat the yolks and sugar together until light. Remove the ginger slices from the cream and pour about a quarter of the cream into the egg mixture, then pour the sugar-egg mixture into the cream and stir. If you're using the candied ginger, add it now. Pour into four 6-ounce ramekins and put the ramekins in a baking dish; pour water into the dish to come halfway up the side of the ramekins and cover with foil.
  • Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the center is barely set. (Heavy cream sets fastest, half-and-half more slowly.) Cool or chill, then serve.

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