Home made Flan

As for every dinner, I brought dessert. Not just any dessert but one that I make.

I been always curious to learn how to make Flan. Not from the package, but from scratch.

I adopted the recipe from a book:

1 3/4 cup of heavy whipping cream
1 c of whole milk
Pinch of salt
1/2 vanilla bean, cut length wise
1 c & 7 tblsp of sugar
1/3 c of water
3 eggs
2 eggs yolks

In a small stainless steel pot place 1 c of sugar and the water. In low heat until sugar is all dissolve. Bring it to boil in hi heat until it takes a dark maroon color. Remove from heat an place in bowl making sure to spread on the sides. Throw away the excess.

In the meantime, in a medium saucepan combine the heavy whipping cream, the milk and the salt. Remove the seeds from the vanilla bean and place it on the saucepan. In low heat bring it to seemer and remove from heat. Let it cool down for 30 min.

Whisk 7 tbsps of sugar, eggs, and eggs yolk until all blended together. In small additions add the milk without making foam. When all blended, pour it into the bowl.

Fill a Pyrex half way with water, and place the bowl on it. Place it in the oven and let it cook for 40 mins or until center is set. Remove from the oven and place it on a cooling rack. When it cooled down place it in the refrigerator until it gets cold.

Add Dulce de leche and whipping cream and served.

Enjoy!!!