The GüdDish Flan

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Flan. The GüdDish.

Serves 4–6 · 20–25 min prep · 70–85 min total · 5 steps

Ingredients

Ingredients for Flan
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 tbs water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt

What the best recipes taught us

  • Make the caramel before the custard. The caramel is what coats the flan when you turn it out.
  • Bake the custard in a water bath. The water bath is what keeps the custard smooth.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 350°F.

    Put a kettle of water on for the water bath.

    4tbswater
  2. 2
    Amber caramel in four ramekins
    3/4csugar

    Put 1/2 cup of the sugar and the 4 tablespoons water in a small saucepan.

    Cook over medium heat without stirring until the sugar turns amber, 6 to 8 minutes.

    Pour the caramel into 4 ramekins and tilt to coat the bottoms.

  3. 3
    Egg and milk custard mixed in a bowl
    1/4tspsalt
    3 largeeggs
    1cmilk
    2tspvanilla

    In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth.

    Pour the custard into the caramel lined ramekins.

  4. 4
    Ramekins in a hot water bath

    Set the ramekins in a roasting pan.

    Pour hot water into the pan until it comes halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

    Bake until the centers are just set, 35 to 45 minutes.

    Cool in the water, then chill at least 4 hours.

  5. 5

    Run a knife around each ramekin and invert onto a plate so the caramel runs over the flan.

    Serve cold.