Legendary Flan


Yields 6-10 servings


Ingredients:
1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk
1 condensed milk can's worth of cow milk (1% fat is OK, whole milk is better)
1.5 cups of sugar + another cup of sugar
A shot of authentic vanilla extract
6 medium eggs



Preparation:
1. Pour a cup of sugar in your mold (I use a meatloaf pan).
2. Add 3-4 tablespoons of water.
3. Place over direct heat and melt the sugar until it begins to boil and turns into caramel. Keep moving the pan to coat the bottom and sides of the mold.
4. Set aside to cool. At this point, preheat your oven to 375ºF and place in the oven a large roasting pan with 1.5 inches of water.
5. In a blender, mix the eggs, the 3 kinds of milk, the can's worth of sugar, and the vanilla extract.
6. Mix on medium for about 30 seconds.
7. Strain contents and pour into cooled mold.
8. Place mold into water bath and bake for about 90 minutes, checking doneness by poking with a knife or shishkebob skewer. If nothing sticks to the skewer, the flan is done. (If you want to split your mix into smaller molds for individual flan portions, they will cook faster and require less cooling.)
9. Cool in the fridge for at least 6 hours.



NOTE: For greater creaminess, add half a pack of cream cheese to the blender mix. Another option would be to add a can of pumpkin pie filling for pumpkin flan, which our family enjoys at Thanksgiving.



Serving instructions:
With a small knife, gently pry the flan away from the mold's sides, wiggling the mold to help the flan loose. Place the serving platter on top of the mold and flip upside-down in one quick motion.

Enjoy!

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