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Flan - Crème caramel

A spanish dessert

Serves:8
Preparation Time:20 min + 8 hours in fridge
Preheat oven: 165°C or 325°F
Preparation
  • 9 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cans (600g) of sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 cups of water
  • In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, condensed milk and water until well blended
  • set aside
  • 1 1/2 cups of sugar
  • 1 tsp of vanilla
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and water, stirring constantly, until liquid is a deep caramel colour
  • Pour caramel into deep 21cm (2L) baking pan
  • Pour egg batter into baking pan over top of caramel
  • Place baking pan into a larger pan filled with 2" of water
  • Bake for 2 hours. Top will be golden but flan will still be somewhat liquid
  • Flan will becomer firmer as it cools
  • Cool for a few hours. Refrigerate until serving time
  • Turn over into a serving dish
  • If desired, serve with whipping cream
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