On Jan 1, 6:10*am, "Ophelia" > wrote:
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> > I made creme brulee for the first time a few weeks ago. *I had never had
> > it before. *I had only had creme caramel, which I did like. *What
> > surprised me about the creme brulee is that the creme part wasn't very
> > sweet at all. *There was a hint of sweetness, but not enough to really
> > overcome the taste of plain old cream. *As a result, I didn't really like
> > the creme brulee even as much as a container of Snack Pack vanilla
> > pudding. *I assumed the caramelized sugar on top was going to be a
> > sufficient sweetener for it overall. *If it hadn't been for the sugar
> > topping, I wouldn't have liked it at all.
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> > Now for the surprising part. *I was embarrassed about having made
> > something that wasn't so good, but I decided to share a couple with my
> > friend's parents. *She'd had creme brulee before and she told me that mine
> > was excellent. *Maybe I just don't like a "proper" creme brulee.
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> > So what about it? *Is the creme part of a creme brulee supposed to be
> > sweet? *How sweet?
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> > I used Alton Brown's recipe here, which has 5/5 stars, so apparently
> > people who have had creme brulee find his version just fine:
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> >http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/a...ulee-recipe/in...
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> This recipe looks perfect to me. *Perhaps you just have a very sweet tooth
> I hope you find one you like
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Perhaps Damaeus just has Snack Pack tastes on a creme brulee budget.

--Bryan