Apricot Flan In Caramel Raisin Sauce Food

FLAN WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• First preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Second prepare caramel sauce
• Step 1 In a sauce pan add your sugar and vinegar stir until its a caramel color as dark or light as you like
• Step 2 Pour the sauce which will harden in your individual dishes or one round or square pyrex pan
• Flan.
• Step 1 pour your condensed milk into a medium size mixing bowl add you milk and eggs mix well then add you vanilla extract and mix well.
• Step 2 Put you dishes or pans in other larger pans and then pour flan mixture in them ( I usually put them in the oven with the racks pulled out half ways then pour the flan in the containers) then once you have the pans/ dishes filled pour hot tap water around the filled containers and bake for about 1 hour or until the flan is a nice browned color.

FLAN

Steps:

• (This recipe should be made at least one day before serving.) Adjust a rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 300°F.
• Stir together the sugar and ¼ cup water in a small heavy saucepan until the sugar is completely moistened. Bring to boil over medium-high heat and cook, without stirring, until the mixture begins to turn golden. Gently swirling the pan, continue to cook until sugar is a honey color. Remove from the heat and swirl the pan until the sugar is reddish-amber and fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds. Carefully swirl in 2 tablespoons of warm tap water until incorporated - be careful as the mixture will bubble and steam. This whole process should take less than 10 minutes.
• Pour the caramel into an 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pan; do not scrape out the saucepan. (Note: The caramel will solidify when you pour it into the loaf pan. That's ok -- it will soften up again as it bakes.) Set the loaf pan aside. (To clean the hardened caramel from the saucepan, fill the pan with water and bring it to a boil.)
• Whisk the eggs and yolks in large bowl until combined. Add the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, whole milk, vanilla, Bourbon, and salt and whisk until incorporated. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl to remove any bits of egg; then pour the strained custard into the loaf pan over the caramel. Cover the loaf pan tightly with aluminum foil.
• Place the loaf pan in the center of a 9x13-inch baking or roasting pan (preferably with high sides) to make a water bath. Place the nested pans in the oven; then, using a tea kettle or pitcher, pour hot water around the loaf pan until it reaches about halfway up the sides of the loaf pan. Bake for 75 to 90 minutes. Very carefully pull back the foil (there will be steam that has accumulated under it) to ensure the custard is set around the edges but still a bit jiggly in the center. (Don't worry that it seems undercooked. The custard will continue to cook as it cools, and the center will set completely -- I promise!) Carefully remove the pans from the oven. Remove the foil and leave the flan in the water bath for 1 hour to cool.
• Remove the loaf pan from the water bath and wipe the pan dry. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge overnight or up to 4 days.
• To unmold the flan, carefully slide a sharp knife around the edges of the pan. Invert a platter with a raised rim (to contain the liquid caramel) on top of the flan and turn the pan and platter over. If the flan doesn't release immediately, let it sit inverted for a minute and it should slide out. If it still doesn't come out, try running the knife around the edges again. When the flan is released, remove the loaf pan. Using rubber spatula, scrape the residual caramel onto the platter. You won't be able to release all of the caramel - that's okay. Slice the flan and spoon the sauce over individual portions. (Leftover flan may be covered loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 4 days.)
• Note: If you would like to omit the Bourbon, replace with an additional 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.

APRICOTS IN RUM-RAISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil apricot syrup in heavy small saucepan until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 15 minutes. Mix in 3 tablespoons raisins, 2 tablespoons rum and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 1 minute. Transfer to medium bowl and mix in 3 tablespoons honey. Refrigerate sauce until cold, at least 1 hour. Mix in apricots. (Rum-raisin sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.) Scoop ice cream into bowls; top with apricots and sauce.

APRICOT CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a dry heavy saucepan (about 3-quart capacity) cook sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork until melted and then swirling pan, until sugar is a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and carefully add 3 cups water down side of pan (it will bubble up and steam). Return pan to heat and simmer, stirring, until caramel is dissolved.
• Add apricots and simmer, covered, until soft, about 10 minutes. Cool mixture 10 minutes and in a blender purée with remaining 1 cup water and vanilla until very smooth. Sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce to warm.