CUBAN FLAN (CUSTARD) RECIPE

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Make and share this Cuban Flan (Custard) Recipe recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Elaniemay

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 1h25m

Yield 1 flan, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups sugar
6 egg yolks
2 cups milk
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 cup water

Steps:

  • Prepare a caramel by adding the 1/4 cup of water to 3/4 cups of sugar in a small saucepan over medium to low heat. Stir while cooking until the sugar starts melting. Let it simmer. Use a pastry brush dipped in water to wash the sides of the pan free of granular sugar. When sugar starts to thicken and turn brown remove from heat and add 2 cubes of ice to stop the cooking process, being very careful not to get burned with any splattering that may occur. Coat a warm baking dish or round mold by pouring the caramel and swirl it around the sides and bottom. put the coated mold aside( By the way the mold should be 9 inches in diameter).
  • Now comes the good part.
  • In a saucepan bring to a boil the milk with the lemon peel, cinnamon stick and salt. When the mixtures starts to boil remove from heat and let it cool a little bit. (like my mother use to say: dejala refrescar).
  • In a medium bowl beat lightly the egg yolks, whites, vanilla and sugar until well mixed.
  • Pour into the bowl the slightly cooled milk and strain the egg and milk mixture into the caramel coated mold.
  • OK so far?.
  • Place the flan mold inside a baking dish filled with water up to half of the mold side, (bain Mary or baƱo Maria).
  • Now you have three choices of cooking it.
  • 1) Cook over stove top at low to medium flame till a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.
  • 2) Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about an hour in the middle rack. Insert a knife or toothpick in the center, if it comes out dry remove from the oven and let it cool till warm.
  • 3) In a pressure cooker ,cook in a cup of water at 15 pounds of pressure for about 25 minutes.
  • When cooled place serving dish flat against top of mold and turn it upside down in a fast motion.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.4, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 200.2, Sodium 171.7, Carbohydrate 54.5, Sugar 50.2, Protein 6.9

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