Crema Catalana is a chilled custard made from egg yolks, milk, sugar, and a flavoring of lemon zest and cinnamon, finished with a thin layer of sugar that is caramelized to a hard, glassy crust with a hot iron or a torch. It is served cold in a shallow earthenware dish, and the ritual of […]

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foutis is a rustic French dessert from the Limousin region—somewhere between a pancake and a flan—essentially a thick crêpe batter poured over fruit and baked until puffed and golden around a layer of whole, unpitted cherries. The unpitted fruit is traditional and deliberate, the pits releasing a faint almond flavor into the batter as it bakes. […]

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