Almond Leche Flan

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup sugar (granulated)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (5 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, cook sugar with water, stirring, until melted and light brown.
• 3 pour into a 8 or 9 inch flan pan or cake mold, tilting to coat the bottom of the pan. set aside.
• 4 in a bowl, gently whisk together evaporated milk, condensed milk, egg yolks and almond extract, being careful not to incorporate any air into the mixture.
• 5 pour into prepared pan, and tap on the counter to remove any bubbles.
• 6 line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel.
• 7 place baking dish on towel, inside roasting pan, and place roasting pan on oven rack. fill roasting pan with water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• 8 bake in preheated oven 45 to 50 minutes, until set.
• 9 let cool completely.
• 10 to unmold, run a knife around the edges of the pan and invert the flan onto a rimmed serving platter.
• 11 refrigerate 8 hours or overnight before serving.