Brazilian Flan (pudim De Leite)

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

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar (caramelized)
• 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups whole milk
• 6 eggs

Recipe

• 1 to caramelize the sugar: add the sugar to a medium heavy saucepan over medium low heat. when sugar starts to melt, stir gently and occasionally until it starts to turns light, clear brown; do not let it burn. be carefull at this point the sugar will be extremely hot! use oven mits to pour the caramelized sugar into a ring mold/or pan. swirl the sugar over the sides to completely cover the pan.
• 2 for the flan: mix all of the ingredients with a blender or mixer. mix until the ingredients are well incorporated but do not overmix as it will cause bubbles in your flan. pour mixture into the mold/pan. put the mold/pan into a larger pan with water in it to make a 'bain marie'. carefully put this into the oven at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. check with a toothpick in the center of the flan to make sure it is set up. carefully remove your pan from the oven as the water will be very hot.
• 3 cool the flan for a few hours or better yet overnight in the refrigerator and invert into a serving plate that is large enough to accomodate the flan and some of the caramel.