Caramel Flan

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar (to caramelize)
• 8 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 (13 ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• orange slice (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 place a large, shallow pan, filled with 1 inch of hot water in oven at 350 degrees.
• 2 caramelize 1/2 cup sugar by putting it in a heavy frying pan over medium heat. when it starts to melt, stir constantly until smooth and amber in color. pour immediately into a 6-cup ring or loaf pan. evenly coat bottom.
• 3 beat eggs until just frothy. add 1/2 cup sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla and salt. beat to blend.
• 4 pour mixture into caramel-lined pan. set in pan of water in oven. bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.
• 5 cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold.
• 6 to serve, loosen flan around edge with knife. place serving dish upside down over mold, invert quickly.
• 7 garnish with orange slices.
• 8 tip - to simplify the caramel sauce - eliminate step 2 and butter the pan and pack the bottom of the pan with 1/2 cup brown sugar.
• 9 enjoy!