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Lemon verbena crème brûlée with poached pear and spelt shortbread
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Lemon verbena crème brûlée with poached pear and spelt shortbread

15 ingredients 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1009
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
152g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Spelt not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250ml/9fl oz milk
  • 5 sprigs lemon
  • 10 free-range egg yolks
  • 175g/6oz caster sugar
  • 750ml/1¼ pints double cream
  • 50g/2oz demerara sugar
  • 4 pears
  • 1 lemon
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 225g/8oz unsalted butter
  • 225g/8oz spelt flour
  • 60g/2½oz caster sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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