Flan de Caramelo
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice plus 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Kosher salt
- Make the caramel In a small saucepan, gently stir the sugar with the corn syrup, orange juice and 2 tablespoons of water.
- Bring to a boil over moderate heat.
- Cook, without stirring, until an amber caramel forms, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Brush down the side of the pan with a wet pastry brush if crystals form.
- Remove the pan from the heat and swirl in the grated orange zest.
- Working quickly, pour the caramel into eight 6-ounce ramekins, tilting to coat the bottoms.
- Make the custard Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the milk and cream and cook over moderate heat until it reaches 160, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large heatproof bowl, whisk the eggs with the egg yolks, sugar, orange zest, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.
- While whisking constantly, slowly add the hot milk mixture to the eggs.
- Strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve set over a large heatproof measuring cup.
- Line a roasting pan with a kitchen towel and set the ramekins on the towel.
- Pour the custard into the ramekins.
- Add enough boiling water to the roasting pan to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Loosely tent the pan with foil and bake the flans for 35 to 40 minutes, until just set but still jiggly in the center.
- Using tongs, carefully transfer the ramekins to a rack and let the flans cool to room temperature.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or, preferably, overnight.
- Run a thin knife around each flan.
- Invert a plate over each ramekin, then turn the flan out onto the plate, shaking the ramekin gently if necessary.
- Serve immediately.
sugar, light corn syrup, orange juice, milk, heavy cream, eggs, egg yolks, sugar, orange zest, vanilla, kosher salt
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/flan-de-caramelo (may not work)