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Fresh Spinach and Roasted-Garlic Custards

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Fresh Spinach and Roasted-Garlic Custards

Fresh Spinach and Roasted-Garlic Custards

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Equipment

  • - Silicone Baking Mat: A non-stick mat made from silicone, perfect for rolling out dough and preventing sticking.

  • - Digital Kitchen Scale: Precise digital scale for measuring ingredients, important in baking for accuracy.

  • - Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment: A versatile kitchen appliance that can be used for mixing ingredients, perfect for making custard mixtures.

  • - Medium Heavy-Bottom Saucepan: A deep, sturdy pan with heavy bottom suitable for sautéing and cooking custards.

  • - Cooling Rack: A metal rack that allows food to cool evenly without becoming soggy, ideal for custards.

  • - Electric Mixer with Whisk Attachment: An electric mixer with a whisk attachment for blending ingredients smoothly.

  • - Silicone Ice Cube Mold Set (for portioning): A set of molds for making evenly sized cubes, useful if custard is being portioned as ice cream.

  • - Heat Resistant Tongs: Kitchen utensil to safely handle hot pots and pans while making custard.

  • - Digital Instant Read Thermometer: A thermometer for checking the doneness of custard, ensuring it has set properly.

  • - Microplane Grater: A grater for zesting citrus and finely shredding ingredients, useful in recipes that call for freshly grated lemon or other flavors.

  • - Precision Cutting Board Set (with various sizes): A set of cutting boards in different sizes, useful for preparing ingredients and portioning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

  • 2 cups (firmly packed) stemmed fresh spinach leaves (about 3 1/2 ounces)

  • 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1 tablespoon finely mashed roasted garlic

  • Extra-virgin olive oil (for garnish)

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter six 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups and place in 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Fill large bowl with ice and water. Bring cream to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove cream from heat. Add spinach, salt, and white pepper and stir until spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Place saucepan over ice water; stir to cool mixture quickly.
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Instruction 2

Pour cooled spinach mixture into blender; add eggs and roasted garlic . Blend until spinach is pureed and custard is smooth. Divide custard among prepared ramekins. Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.
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Instruction 3

Bake custards until gently set in center, turning pan after 30 minutes, about 55 minutes total. Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool custards in water. Remove from water, cover, and chill. Rewarm custards 2 at a time, uncovered, about 1 minute in microwave at 50 percent power.
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Instruction 4

Cut around custards to loosen and turn out onto plates. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve.
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