Hello Friday and Hello Weekend :)
Today was the day for Crème's and Custards. We have chocolate Pots de Crème , gelatin loveliness called Panna Cotta ( this one does not require egg), caramel flowing flan and then the one and only, Crème brûlée. :) I wont lie, I was afraid of the torch in the beginning but once I got the hang of it, oh boy, I got a little torch crazy. This is what happens when you buy your own torch. Timid in class, Crazy at home.
This is my Crème brûlée:
Quick Tip for ya: Any liquid that is thickened by the coagulation of egg is a custard my friends. You would be heating your liquids and then tempering them into your egg and sugar mix. I am a Vanilla lover so I throw in a little extra into my mix. Of course, as you all now know, I can not take down anything white in custard form, so the vanilla helps a bit :)
Here is the Chocolate Pots De Crème. Chef made hers with a coffee flavoring that was AMAZING, I wish I would have done that. Mine is chocolate, but delicious nonetheless.
Below is the Panna Cotta. We got to use the Gelatin sheets for this creation. You place them into a bowl of cold water and they expand and get jelly :). They are then added to your warmed milk creation. Once the mixture cools, you get something that looks like this:
And last but definitely not least is the Flan. The caramel is my favorite part as it flows down the flan when you mold it onto a plate. Check it out for yourselves:
I hope you guys have an amazing weekend. I really am super duper happy every day that I am in class. I have the best classmates. We all work together and it really is a team effort. I think I got really lucky. I was glad to find out that I will be with them from beginning to end. Everyone adds their own flavor to things, so its really fun.
I will catch you guys on Monday! I will have an amazing Cheesecake to show you. Super easy to make and I will let you know how!
Be Safe Out There!
Man, those pictures make me want to be even fatter than I already am and sleep in a bed of custards and however you spell that Frenchy land stuff - reminds me of that famous scene from Talladega Nights and crepes - "you mean those tiny pancakes? Man, I wish I could crawl into one of those right now and eat my way from the inside out!"
ReplyDeleteINCREDIBLE Looking Treats!!! You little Pyromaniac, playing with torches?!?! Makes me very happy to read the JOY your having in school with your Chefs and fellow students, you deserve it "M"
ReplyDeleteJust two things...I know ur very busy but when u get a chance can you write the recipe for the flan,its one of my favorites which brings me to the second thing...I seem to recall a certain future Pastry Chef saying Friday was going to be CHEESECAKE DAY! Hmmmm, I don't seem to see that picture onthe Bloggie. I'm SURE its computer error, I'll keep looking ;)
laughing.. yea! Talladega nights! Love that movie :) I will make you all the custards you want!
ReplyDeleteAs for Cindy, yes, we sure did make the cheesecake but it needed to be cooled before decorating.. hang on in there a few more days killer :)
Wow! The presentations are looking fabu!! It all looks so delish, especially the Chocolate Pots De Creme! Yummy!! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm with us! We are right there with you sweetie!! xoxo :)
ReplyDeleteThank you darling, for always reading, supporting and commenting :) <3
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