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Flan (creme caramel)

added by shmen7 19th January 2012
at 01:41

Crème caramel, flan, or caramel custard is a rich custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top, as opposed to crème brûlée, which is custard with a hard caramel top.

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Prep time

10 min

Cook Time

40 min

Servings

4 portions

Ingredients

3 large eggs
500ml milk
2 tbsp's sugar
a few drops of vanilla essence
liquid caramel or more sugar to make your own if you're brave

Brulee, Custard, caramel

Directions

Beat eggs with the sugar

now add the vanilla essence and milk.

Pour enough caramel into the moulds to cover the bases of you 4 moulds and top up with the egg and milk mix.

Bake in a moderate oven in a bain marie for about 40 min's.

Turn out onto small plates when cool to serve.

hope you enjoy

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