Vanilla Caramel Flan Food

VANILLA FLAN

Steps:

• Put 1/2 cup of the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until it begins to melt and turns brown around the edges. Pull the melted sugar around the edges toward the center of the un-melted sugar with a heatproof rubber spatula. Continue cooking, pulling the melted sugar, until all the sugar is melted and the caramel is uniformly dark amber (it should smell caramelly but not burnt), 10 to 12 minutes total. (If you still have undissolved lumps of sugar, stir it off heat until melted.) Pour the caramel into 8-by-2-inch deep cake pan in an even layer, 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep. Let the caramel cool; it will crack as it cools and that's ok.
• Bring the cream, milk and vanilla bean to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat and steep for 30 minutes.
• Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Put the eggs, salt and the remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a blender and puree on low speed until smooth and the sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute.
• Strain the cream mixture into the egg mixture and blend at low speed to combine, discarding any solids. Skim the foam off the top and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Remove any remaining foam from the top and cover the dish tightly with foil.
• Line a roasting pan with a clean kitchen towel; this will keep the baking dish from sliding and it will insulate the flan, preventing it from overcooking. Set the baking dish on a towel and pour boiling water into the roasting pan until it comes halfway up the sides of the baking dish; the flan should not be floating. Bake the flan until it looks set like gelatin(it will wobble when gently shaken), 35 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, remove the foil and let cool. Cover the dish with plastic and refrigerate until set and cold, at least 3 hours and up to 24.
• When ready to serve, run a paring knife around the edges of the flan to loosen. Invert it onto a platter. Serve cold. The flan can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Unmold and serve.

CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In iron skillet, over medium heat, cook and Stir the sugar until it is melted and caramel color.
• Divide the sugar into 8 ungreased 6-oz custard cups.
• Tilt to coat the bottom of the cups.
• With a wire whisk, beat eggs in large bowl; stir in the water, milk, vanilla and salt.
• Pour the egg mixture into custard cups.
• Place the filled cups in a large shallow pan filled with 1 inch of hot water.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted near centers comes out clean.
• Cool and chill at least 2 hours before serving.

CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, cook sugar, stirring, until golden. Pour into a 10 inch round baking dish, tilting to coat bottom and sides. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Beat in condensed and evaporated milk and vanilla until smooth. Pour into caramel coated pan. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place baking dish on towel, inside roasting pan, and place roasting pan on oven rack. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven 50 to 60 minutes, until center is just set. Cool one hour on wire rack, then chill in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight. To unmold, run a knife around edges of pan and invert on a rimmed serving platter.

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.

CREAMY CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, cook sugar, stirring, until golden.
• Pour into a 10 inch round baking dish, tilting to coat bottom and sides. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated.
• Beat in condensed and evaporated milk and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour into caramel coated pan.
• Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel.
• Place baking dish on towel, inside roasting pan, and place roasting pan on oven rack.
• Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven 50 to 60 minutes, until center is just set.
• Cool one hour on wire rack, then chill in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight. To unmold, run a knife around edges of pan and invert on a rimmed serving platter.
• HINT: This came from one of the reviewers - Pouring the sugar syrup into the glass baking dish, and because the glass was cool, the sugar hardened almost immediately. So after spending 30 minutes chipping a rock-hard blob of sugar out of the bottom of the dish, tried it again. But this time, put the baking dish in a hot oven for about 5 minutes before adding the sugar. The hot dish kept the sugar liquified just long enough for to get an even coating.