Burlee refers to those foods that are sprinkled with caster sugar and positioned under a broiler to caramelize the sugar for the forming a hard breakable top. Apricot Brulee Recipe | Apricot Dessert is one of the most fashionable dishes served.
Make and serve this delicious apricot dessert with crisp meringues for any special occasion.
Stove Top Cooking
Category: Dessert
Recipe:Â Apricot Brulee Recipe | Apricot Dessert
SERVES: 6 Persons
Total Time:Â 2 hours 50 minutes
Ingredients:
Apricot Brulee Recipe | Apricot Dessert
125 g unsulphated dried apricots
4 egg yolks
150 ml orange juice
150 ml yogurt
½ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla flavoring (extract)
Meringues, to serve (optional)
Preparation Method:
Apricot Brulee Recipe | Apricot Dessert
Place the apricots and orange juice in medium bowl and soak for over 1 hour. Pour into a small saucepan, bring slowly to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Puree in a food processor or blender or chop finely and push through a strainer (sieve).
Add egg yolks and sugar and beat together until the mixture is light and fluffy. Place the yogurt in a small pan, add the cream and vanilla and bring to the boil over a low heat.
Pour the yogurt mixture over the eggs, beating all the time then transfer to the top of a double boiler or the place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until the custard thickens.
Divide the apricot mixture between 6 ramekins and carefully pour on the custard. Cool, then leave in the refrigerator to chill.
Heat the grill or a double boiler to high. Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the custard and grill until the sugar caramelizes. Set aside to cool.
To serve the Apricot Brulee Recipe | Apricot Dessert, crack the hard caramel topping with the back of a tablespoon.
