Flan (Spanish Recipes)

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Prep Time: 2 - 3 hours | Cook Time: 1 - 2 hours | Serves: 4
Dessert » Tart » Spanish

Ingredients:

Sweet and Condensed Milk 14 oz
Evaporated Milk 12 oz vol
8 eggs: .75 (approx)
1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar

You can make this recipe for around $3 USD and it serves 4 people.

The unlabeled can is sweet and condensed milk. Also, only the yolks of the eggs will be used for this recipe. I use 1.5 teaspoons of vanilla, and I caramelize 1/2 cup of sugar.

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Step 1:

You can use any bake ware capable of taking 350 degree heat, if its a smooth bottom the caramelized sugar spreads easier. I use a bunt pan cause it is pretty snazzy looking. Also worth noting: I am using silicone based dishes, which have low specific heat, and disperse heat very quickly - this is sort of nice, for cooling off flan, and also cooling off caramelized sugar.

Notice the baking dish that you use must fit inside of the other container, with room to fit water up to the level the flan will be.

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Step 2:

You have to seperate the egg yolks. I use my hands, I find its the best way to do it.

Add the egg yolks to the bowl:

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Step 3:

All the yolks in the bowl:

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Step 4:

After you have mixed the main stuff together, it is time to the caramelize the sugar. Once again, I use 1/2 cup of sugar, but sometimes if I use a smoother dish, I'll use 1/3ish. No big deal really either way. Start with a sauce pan.

Put sugar in sauce pan over low heat. LOW HEAT, especially for beginners, cause its really easy to burn sugar if you are not careful.

At first, just swirl the pan around to keep sugar moving. If you use a spoon, the sugar will start to clump up right away and its a bit more difficult.