Flan

[Guest guest]

Flan

Prep Time: 20 minutes

 

 

Ingredients

 

1-1/4 cups sugar, divided

1-1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream

1 Mexican cinnamon stick (canela)* or 1 cinnamon

stick

4 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch salt

 

Directions:

 

1.Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Arrange rack in center

of oven.

2.Melt 1/2 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium

heat, swirling pan occasionally, until sugar becomes

amber in color, 10 minutes (do not stir). Pour caramel

into the bottom of a 4- or 5-cup souffle dish.

3.Bring milk, cream, remaining 3/4 cup sugar and

cinnamon stick to boil in a small saucepan over medium

heat. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 10

minutes.

4.Meanwhile, whisk together eggs, vanilla and salt in

a large bowl. Strain milk mixture through a sieve into

eggs; whisk to combine. Discard cinnamon stick. Strain

mixture again into prepared dish. Place dish in a

roasting pan, making sure there is at least 1 inch of

space between the edge of the dish and the roasting

pan. Place roasting pan on oven rack. Carefully pour

enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up

side of dish.

5.Bake until custard is just set, 60 to 65 minutes

(mixture will jiggle slightly, but that’s okay).

Remove flan from oven. Let flan cool in hot-water bath

15 minutes. Remove dish from water bath and cool

completely on wire rack. Cover with plastic wrap and

refrigerate overnight.

6. To serve, run a knife around the edge of souffle

dish. Place a serving plate slightly larger than dish

on top. Invert flan onto plate. Makes 8 servings.

*Mexican cinnamon sticks ( " canela " ) are similar to

regular cinnamon, but softer and less sweet. Available

in most Hispanic supermarkets.

 

Nutritional facts per serving

 

calories: 240 , total fat: 9.5g , saturated fat: 5g ,

cholesterol: 133mg , sodium: 77mg , carbohydrate: 34g

, fiber: 0g , protein: 5g

 

 

 

 

=====

Language is an expression of thought. Everytime you speak, your mind is on

Parade Exodus 20:8-11 & Hebrews 4:9

 

 

- We Remember

9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost

http://dir.remember./tribute

[Guest guest]

>

> Flan is supposedly an open pastry filled with cheese, custard, or fruit,

> so the chances for gelatin are reasonably high, to keep the filling in

> place.

 

Quite right, so it is. But when I responded to PT I was thinking 'flan'

in the Spanish sense - sort of like a creme caramel or baked custard.

Strange, these slips of the brain. A senior moment? Apologies.

 

Best,

Pat

--

SANTBROWN

townhounds/

vegetarianslimming/

HOMEPAGE: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/

----------

* " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have

the burden of proving it. " (Franz Fanon)

* " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man

will not himself find peace. " (Albert Schweitzer)