Flan for Cinco de Mayo
In honor of Cinco de Mayo tomorrow, here’s a friend of mine’s flan recipe that is quite easy. The caramel method is mine. I’ve never been able to get it golden any other way.
Flan
Caramel:
1 C sugar
1 1/4 C water
Melt sugar over medium high heat; whisk when starts to melt. Take off heat; let cool 2-3 minutes. Slowly add water as stirring.
Mix in blender:
1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk
5 eggs
1 t vanilla
1/3 c milk
Pour caramel in a 8X8 glass pan or a round cake pan. Then, pour blender mixture (do not mix!). Put pan in a bigger pan (I use a 9X13) with water filled to the halfway point of the flan pan. Bake for 50 min at 350 degrees.
Mmm…flan. I’ll have to try this recipe. Mine always turns out too runny. Which is never a good thing when you’re working with an egg-based recipe.
Are you doing anything else to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? I’m afraid I’ll be gathering dust here in the library for a few more days. Maybe I’ll order in Mexican tomorrow night. Some mole or posole or taquitos are sounding pretty good to me right now.
Oh, I love flan! I’ll have to try this!
When you say condensed milk, do you mean sweetened condensed?