Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Raquel's Cuban specialty: FLAN

Raquel dictated her recipe to me. We studied the words carefully together. Here is Raquel's contribution to Laura's Food Court. I shall make this lovely custard on Father's Day and surprise all my guest. We will be 14 people. I will tell you later, if my little surprise was a good surprise.Thank you Raquel, for sharing this traditional dessert with us.

The ingredients are simply:

1 can condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
4 eggs

Raquel explains that you place 6 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 cup of water in a pan and cook until the sugar thickens and turns to caramel. Pour the caramel in a glass bowl where you want to make the flan, tilting the dish to "coat" the bottom. 

Next, mix the 2 kinds of milk and eggs with a blender. Pour into the glass bowl. Gently place the glass bowl in a pan filled with hot water. -Then put it in the oven to bake for 45 minutes at a temperature of 350ยบ. When the flan is cooked, check to see if a knife inserted comes out clean. Then when the flan cools, invert the dessert so that the caramel side is up. Looks delicious!!

No comments:

Post a Comment