Flan has different names together with crème caramel or just custard. This flan recipe is a model of Spanish flan or crème caramel—a easy caramel topped baked custard. This basic dessert solely has 5 elements and it’s tremendous easy to make. I posted this initially years and years in the past and have up to date it to make it much more easy and straight-forward.
Flan will at all times remind me of my late grandmother, Corina. She was from Venezuela. My grandmother was not captivated with cooking, however she did have a couple of dishes she made us grandchildren every now and then. Flan was one in all them. I’ve at all times had a candy tooth so my recollections of her flan have quite a lot of endurance. 🙂
Components
Granulated white sugar
Eggs
Sweetened condensed milk
Evaporated milk
Vanilla bean
The best way to make Flan
In a small pot warmth the sugar over medium warmth till dissolves and turns a lightweight brown shade. It ought to start to scent like caramel. Take away from warmth and pour the liquid into the ramekins, distributing it equally.
In a big mixing bowl stir collectively the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and seeds from the vanilla bean. Stir till the elements are effectively mixed. Pour into the ramekins.
Bake at 350°F in a water tub for 45 minutes. They’ll nonetheless have a slight jiggle even after baking. Permit to completely cool after which refrigerate for not less than an hour. I prefer to make flan the day earlier than I plan to serve it so it will probably refrigerate in a single day.
Run a skinny knife across the fringe of the flan, between the custard and the ramekin dish. Then place a small plate over the ramekin and flip over. The flan ought to simply take away from the ramekin, if not give it a couple of gentle faucets to loosen the underside. A few of the caramel will pour out the edges, that is regular and provides to the presentation.
Suggestions and Notes
Evaporated milk will be substituted for entire milk on this recipe.
I exploit 6 egg yolks as a result of I like the richness and shade it brings to this recipe. That being stated you possibly can use 3 eggs (whites + yolks) as an alternative. However should you do use all yolks save the white to make meringue, egg white bites or omelettes.
Vanilla Bean will be substituted for 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. However I actually love utilizing vanilla bean on this recipe because it provides that lovely speckled look to the flan in addition to a lot taste. Spanish flan is a quite simple, made from only a few elements, so utilizing top quality vanilla bean elevates it.
Suggestions for baking with a water tub. I’ll place the ramekins in a casserole or roasting pan, no matter I plan to bake them in. Then fill with the caramel and custard batter. I warmth water in my gooseneck kettle (to 200°F or round this) after which as soon as I place the baking pan within the oven I rigorously fill it with the new water. Eradicating the pan from the oven as soon as baking is finished is the toughest half—simply watch out to not spill the new water.
As an alternative of 6 ramekins you possibly can bake this in a single, 9-inch glass pie pan for one giant flan as an alternative of particular person ones. Enhance the baking time by 5-8 minutes.
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Flan will be served all on it’s personal, no styling obligatory. However within the above photographs you may see I saved the used vanilla bean and styled a couple of of the flan with that. An alternative choice that I feel is tremendous enjoyable is creating crunchy sugar tops to position on prime of the flan earlier than serving. The crunchy sugar is a enjoyable juxtaposition to the silky clean custard—very similar to crème brûlée.
Sugar Prime Components
Granulated white sugar
Gentle corn syrup
Water
The best way to make Spun Sugar
First put together your work floor. Place a couple of small bowls down on a reducing board. Calmly oil them. Additionally make sure your work floor is roofed with plastic wrap or wax paper in case a few of your sugar will get off the reducing board.
In a small pot, stir collectively the sugar, corn syrup and water over medium warmth till the sugar dissolves. Flip the warmth up and use a sweet thermometer to examine the sugar’s temperature. As soon as it reaches 300°F, take away from the range prime. Permit the combination to chill to round 280°F.
Dip a fork within the combination. Pull the sugar up over the oiled bowls and wave it round, like a wand. It will stretch the sugar and provides it time to chill some because it drops towards the bowls. I prefer to put on an oven mit whereas I do that. All the time watch out once you work with actually scorching sugar. As soon as that cools, calmly oil your clear palms and gently work the spun sugar off the bowls. Calmly press to type small nests; place over the tops of your inverted flans.
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A creamy baked custard with a caramel prime.
Yield 6
Prep 10 minutes minutes
Prepare dinner 45 minutes minutes
Whole 55 minutes minutes
Directions
In a small pot warmth the sugar over medium warmth till dissolves and turns a lightweight brown shade. It ought to start to scent like caramel.
Take away from warmth and pour the liquid into the ramekins, distributing it equally.
In a big mixing bowl stir collectively the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and seeds from the vanilla bean. Stir till the elements are effectively mixed. Pour into the ramekins.
Bake at 350°F in a water tub for 45 minutes. They’ll nonetheless have a slight jiggle even after baking.
Permit to completely cool after which refrigerate for not less than an hour. I prefer to make flan the day earlier than I plan to serve it so it will probably refrigerate in a single day.
Run a skinny knife across the fringe of the flan, between the custard and the ramekin dish. Then place a small plate over the ramekin and flip over. The flan ought to simply take away from the ramekin, if not give it a couple of gentle faucets to loosen the underside.
Notes
Evaporated milk will be substituted for entire milk on this recipe.
I exploit 6 egg yolks as a result of I like the richness and shade it brings to this recipe. That being stated you possibly can use 3 eggs (whites + yolks) as an alternative. However should you do use all yolks save the white to make meringue, egg white bites or omelettes.
Vanilla Bean will be substituted for 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. However I actually love utilizing vanilla bean on this recipe because it provides that lovely speckled look to the flan in addition to a lot taste. Spanish flan is a quite simple, made from only a few elements, so utilizing top quality vanilla bean elevates it.
Suggestions for baking with a water tub. I’ll place the ramekins in a casserole or roasting pan, no matter I plan to bake them in. Then fill with the caramel and custard batter. I warmth water in my gooseneck kettle (to 200°F or round this) after which as soon as I place the baking pan within the oven I rigorously fill it with the new water. Eradicating the pan from the oven as soon as baking is finished is the toughest half—simply watch out to not spill the new water.
As an alternative of 6 ramekins you possibly can bake this in a single, 9-inch glass pie pan for one giant flan as an alternative of particular person ones. Enhance the baking time by 5-8 minutes.
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