I want to try to create cream brulee for the first time. In all the recipes that I have seen till now, you normally need to bring cream to almost boil and let it cool for a little before slowly mixing with eggs. But I wonder is there any reason for heating cream first?
I should say that I gonna use vanilla extract. I can guess if I use vanilla pod, heating cream first with the pod helps to infuse vanilla better in the cream. But in case of vanilla extract, it will be not the case. Is there any other reason for heating cream before mixing with eggs? Can I just mix room-temp creme directly into eggs?