Flan

Tags: #dessert #spanish #custard #caramel #latin Serving: 8 portions Total time: 6 hours

A silky Spanish custard dessert with rich caramel sauce that pools around the creamy base.

Ingredients

• 200g sugar for caramel
• 60ml water
• 500ml whole milk
• 400ml sweetened condensed milk
• 6 large eggs
• 10ml vanilla extract
• 1g salt

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 160°C
2. Combine sugar and water in heavy saucepan
3. Cook without stirring until deep amber caramel forms
4. Quickly pour caramel into flan mold
5. Tilt mold to coat bottom evenly
6. Heat milk until steaming
7. Whisk eggs in large bowl
8. Add condensed milk, vanilla, and salt
9. Slowly pour hot milk into egg mixture, whisking constantly
10. Strain mixture through fine mesh sieve
11. Pour custard over caramel in mold
12. Cover tightly with foil
13. Place in roasting pan with hot water halfway up sides
14. Bake for 60 minutes until knife inserted comes out clean
15. Cool completely
16. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours
17. Run knife around edges and invert onto serving plate

Notes

The secret to smooth flan is straining the custard mixture and baking in a water bath to prevent curdling. The caramel will liquify and create a beautiful sauce.