Creme Brulee
["3 c. heavy cream", "1 c. sugar", "1 vanilla bean, split and scraped", "6 lg. egg yolks, chilled"]
["Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.", "Adjust the rack to the center of the oven.", "Place six 6-oz. ramekins in a larger baking pan, making sure the larger pan is at least 1/2 inch deeper than the ramekins. Bring the cream, 1/2 c. sugar, and the vanilla bean and scraped seeds to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat.", "Remove from the heat, cover the pan with plastic film and let steep for 15 minutes."]
["heavy cream", "sugar", "vanilla bean", "egg yolks"]