Caramelized Sugar Cream

Description
In Romanian: crema de zahar ars

Ingredients

 * 6 eggs
 * 6 tablespoons sugar
 * 3 cups milk
 * 3 tablespoons of sugar for caramelizing
 * vanilla (stick)
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Boil the milk with vanilla at slow heat.
 * 2) After the first boil, cover and keep aside.
 * 3) Beat the eggs with the sugar and the latter dissolves.
 * 4) Heat the milk again, add a little salt and pour, a little at a time, into the egg and sugar mixture, constantly stirring, until it is almost cool.
 * 5) Take a 3 qt pan and put 3 tablespoons of sugar in it.
 * 6) Heat until the sugar melts and becomes yellowish.
 * 7) Remove from heat and tilt the pan in such a way, that the melted sugar spreads all over the interior walls of the pan.
 * 8) Stir the cream a little and then pour into the pan.
 * 9) Cover and set this pan into a larger pan filled with boiling water.
 * 10) The boiling water must be ¾ of the height of the pan with the cream.
 * 11) Keep on medium heat for 25 – 30 minutes.
 * 12) The cream is ready when it comes off the pan walls quite easily.
 * 13) Remove from the water and keep in a cool place.
 * 14) After it has cooled completely, refrigerate.
 * 15) Before serving, take a large round plate and cover the pan with it.
 * 16) Then turn the pan upside down.