Spanish Flan

Submitted by mel johnson

"A real Spanish flan recipe that tastes so good! I got this recipe from a Spanish restaurant."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 flan
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 473.18 ml milk
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 7.08 g packet unflavored gelatin, dissolved in
• 59.14 ml warm water
• 236.59 ml sugar

directions

1. In a saucepan, scald milk (warm milk and lemon peel until mixture is very hot but not boiling).
2. Add gelatin to beaten egg mixture; beat until adequately mixed and add to the milk together with sugar. Stir until mixture begins to boil and then remove from stove.
3. In another saucepan over low heat, heat 5 tablespoons sugar until sugar begins to caramelize. Pour caramelized sugar into mold, following with flan mixture.
4. Allow to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate overnight.
5. To remove, place mold in hot water for a few seconds and then invert mold onto a serving plate. Serve chilled.