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Crème Brûlée 4 h 3 min 25 min

Crème Brûlée

Silky vanilla custard baked gently in a water bath, chilled, then finished with a layer of sugar caramelised until it cracks under the spoon. Adapted from “Crème Brûlée III” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Doubled to 4 ramekins with vanilla as the flavouring and less sugar on top (1 tbsp per ramekin); the water bath now comes halfway up the ramekins. Photo: Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Crème brûlée at restaurant in Zushi”).

Vanilla Panna Cotta with Berry Sauce 4 h 13 min 18 min

Vanilla Panna Cotta with Berry Sauce

Italy's 'cooked cream': vanilla-speckled cream barely set with gelatine, turned out and served in a pool of bright berry sauce. Five minutes on the stove, then the fridge does the rest. Adapted from “Panna Cotta (Basic)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Gelatine doubled to 1½ tsp and softened in water instead of cream so the panna cotta sets firmly enough to turn out; added a quick blended berry sauce to serve. Photo: lowsource, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Panna Cotta with strawberry sauce”).