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Flan (Spanish Custard Pudding)

Name: Flan (Spanish Custard Pudding)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 3 Egg; 400ml Milk; 4 tbsp (for custard) Sugar; 4 tbsp (for caramel) Sugar; A splash Vanilla extract; 1 tbsp Water

Dessert

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Steamed egg custard topped with caramel — a national dessert with a recipe in every Spanish household.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A simple custard pudding made from just eggs, milk, and sugar, said to have its own recipe in nearly every Spanish home. It appears on the dessert menu at virtually every restaurant, and is also a common homemade treat for after Sunday lunch.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Valencia on a Sunday: after lunch wraps up, someone brings out a homemade flan for dessert, capping off the family meal.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Egg 3
Milk 400ml
Sugar 4 tbsp (for custard)
Sugar 4 tbsp (for caramel)
Vanilla extract A splash
Water 1 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cook the sugar and water in a small saucepan into a caramel sauce, then pour into a mold.
Whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract to make the custard base.
Strain for smoothness, then pour over the caramel.
Steam or bake in a water bath for 20-30 minutes.
Insert a skewer; if the juices run clear, it's done. Let cool.
Chill in the refrigerator, then invert onto a plate to serve.

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