Redwood Park Dining: Indulge in the Butterscotch Delight

Secrets to Crafting the Perfect Dessert

The Essential Ingredients:

Premium Chips: Utilizing Guittard butterscotch chips ensures a creamy texture and enhances the dessert’s rich flavor.
A Touch of Scotch: Incorporating Scotch whisky balances the sweetness, adding depth to each bite.
Baking Technique: This dessert is cooked in a shallow pan within a bain-marie at low heat, then strained into custard cups and chilled. This method guarantees uniform cooking, preventing curdling while maintaining a smooth consistency.

The Recipe Breakdown

This decadent treat combines classic ingredients with precision techniques for an unforgettable culinary experience. Here’s how you can recreate it at home:

3 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 vanilla bean, scraped or 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces Guittard butterscotch chips
5 egg yolks

2 tablespoons brown sugar

>1 tablespoon water

I tablespoon Scotch whisky

/
lII tablespoon heavy cream

//Preheat oven to set temperature
// Mix cream mixture over medium heat until bubbles form.
//Add chips, remove from heat & stir until smooth.

//Blend yolks & gradually mix with warm butterscotch mixture.
//Combine sugar mix & bring to boil before adding it in.
//Pour into pan covered with foil; place in larger pan half-filled with boiling water.

//Bake approx. one hour; strain & chill till set.

Serving size: Six portions.
Nutritional Information per serving:
– Calories: ~710
– Protein: ~6g
– Carbohydrates: ~28g
– Fat: ~65g (saturated fat ~41g)
– Cholesterol: ~371mg
– Sodium: ~281mg

Note that these values are approximate and can vary based on ingredient brands and measurements used.