Orange and Almond Flan
- 1 cup sugar (for carmel)
- 1 12 cups slivered almonds
- 34 cup sugar (for flan)
- 10 eggs
- 1 34 cups orange juice
- 1 orange, zest
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 360 degrees.
- In a pan, heat the cup of sugar over low heat until it achieves the consistency of caramel.
- It takes a while, but don't leave it unattended and move the pan as it begins to melt.
- Once it looks like caramel and is melted, decide how dark and strong you want the caramel to be.
- The lighter the color of the caramel, the lighter flavor.
- But be careful because if it gets too dark it can taste bitter and can burn quickly.
- Take it off the heat and pour it into the bottom of a flan or round tube mold or into 10 individual custard cups.
- Do so quickly, since caramel hardens fast.
- Place the almonds and remaining sugar into the blender or food processor and finely grind.
- Add the orange juice, orange zest and blend.
- Add in the eggs and quince liquor or Grand Marnier and puree until combined.
- Pour the flan mixture on top of the hardened caramel in the molds.
- Place the molds in a hot water bath in a deep baking pan.
- Make sure the water comes up to about half the height of the molds and that the water is very hot.
- Slide the baking pan with the molds into the oven.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a flan comes out clean.
- When ready, take them out of the oven, out of the water bath and allow to cool.
- If flans will not be eaten on the same day, they can be covered and refrigerated, for up to a week.
- Before unmolding, you can place the molds in a container with very hot water for 5 to 10 seconds, so that the sugar will melt a bit, and help the flan come out.
- You can also run the tip of the knife around the rim of the flan.
- Then turn the flans onto a plate, but wait ab it until most caramel pours on top of each flan.
sugar, almonds, sugar, eggs, orange juice, orange, grand marnier
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/orange-and-almond-flan-460340 (may not work)