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 Flan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is traditionally cooked in a bain-marie (double boil) with its caramel sauce on the bottom layer.
In some Latin America countries the traditional eggs-based, home-made dessert is known as "milk flan" or even "milk cheese", and is the agar-based instant-made product which is known as just "flan".
When finished cooking, the mold is inverted, covering the flan with the sauce.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flan   (334 words)

  
 Cooks.com - Recipes - Lemon Flan
Arrange pastry dough on a pastry ring (flan pan) or a pie...
Results 1 - 10 of 41 for lemon flan.
the bottom of a flan case and bake in...
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,lemon_flan,ff.html   (91 words)

  
 Allrecipes More Recipes Like This Flan II
This flan is made with condensed and evaporated milk and baked in a pie dish.
This flan is a caramel-glazed custard with touches of brandy flavoring, nutmeg, and ginger.
This flan has condensed and evaporated milk as well as cream cheese to give it a thicker texture.
http://mrlt.allrecipes.com/mr/20524.asp?lnkid=631   (259 words)

  
 Personal Info - Flan FAQ
Calling "flan" a sweet dessert dish and limiting one's definition to that is not unlike believing that a "pie" can only be a $1.50 snack for sale at McDonalds that has apples in it.
Contrary to popular myth, flan is a generic term that refers to any type of baked open pastry dish cooked within a pastry shell that meets certain criteria.
"Flan" referring to the meat dish is a different word than "flan" refering to the custard dish.
http://www.vorpalbunny.com/personal/flan.html   (546 words)

  
 Allrecipes Advice How To Make Fantastic Flan
Historically, flan was baked on top of a stove in a water bath.
The shape that you serve flan is another variable that you can play around with; some people choose to serve flan the old-fashioned way - baked in a pie dish and served in slices, while others prefer the more modern version of individual-sized servings baked in ramekins or cupcake pans.
Mexican flan is traditionally a caramel-coated vanilla-infused custard delicacy, but it is known for its chameleonic ability to embrace the essences of a wide variety of other flavorings.
http://allrecipes.com/advice/coll/all/articles/202P1.asp?adp=cinco   (966 words)

  
 WHAT IS FLAN
flan is a custard made with egg, milk and sugar.
Here is a recipe for a delicious flan made with cream cheese.
A carmel sauce is made using water and sugar and placed in the bottom of a baking dish or ramikins.
http://www.locogringo.com/forums/tm.asp?m=33889&mpage=1&key=&#34063   (1359 words)

  
 EL BORICUA - Flan Recipes
This unique flan is made with pineapple juice rather than milk or cream.
Pour the merengue on top of egg and milk mixture (the flan) that is almost done.
Remember that our Microwavable Flan Mold is perfect for a single recipe only.
http://www.elboricua.com/flan.html   (1642 words)

  
 The Food Timeline: history notes--puddings
A typical flan of this sort is round, with shortcrust pastry.
Their flan was often served as a savory dish, as in "eel flan," although sweet flans, made with honey and pepper, were also enjoyed.
A flan may be served as a hot entree or as a dessert.
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpuddings.html   (14857 words)

  
 For those of you who have been curious about Flan... - www.ezboard.com
Examples are Asparagus Flan, Sweet Potato Flan, or a Sweet Corn Flan.
The crust is formed and baked in a flan ring, cooled and filled.
Most likely early flans were savory but we have seen recipes for sweet versions too.
http://p076.ezboard.com/fcdlfrm1.showMessage?topicID=662.topic   (1629 words)

  
 Science of Eggs: Flan Recipe
A baked custard, its essential ingredients are eggs, milk, and sugar.
Carefully remove the baking pan from the oven, then remove the flan from the water bath.
The yolks of the eggs contribute to both the smoothness and the stability of a flan, and many recipes call for the addition of extra yolks.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/eggs/recipe-flan.html   (781 words)

  
 Flan
Note that the baked custard coated with caramel, known as Creme Caramel, Creme Renverseé, or Flan, is not made with a Flan Pan or Ring.
After the batter is baked, fill the indentation with your sweet or savory food.
We ship exclusively to street addresses in the contiguous 48 states of the U.S. Flan is a pastry tart, usually round, that is filled with either sweet or savory foods.
http://fantes.com/flan.htm   (161 words)

  
 SPANISH FLAN RECIPE
Fruit flan: If you want to make a fruity flan, just add small pieces of whatever fruit is in season (banana, apple, peach, strawberries, cherries) once the egg and milk mixture is ready.
Nutty flan: The same as fruity flan, but substitute the small pieces of fruit with chopped nuts and/or raisins.
Cinammon Flan: Before making the flan, heat the milk up with a cinammon stick and a piece of lemon peel, for about ten minutes, and then leave it to cool.
http://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/Recipies/flan.htm   (343 words)

  
 RecipeSource: Swiss Flan
The word "flan" means different things in different countries; In Spain it is plain cramel custard, in France a fruit tart in pastry, in Switzerland a cheese custard in pastry.
And sometimes Swiss Flan is made with onions and cheese in custard!
TO MAKE THE PASTRY, chop butter into the biscuit mix, work in cream, and roll out on lightly floured board; or press into a 9 inch pie plate, fluting the edges.
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/swiss/flan1.html   (274 words)

  
 Mrs. Happy Housewife: SHF #12: Cooking Up Custard
In my world, flan is baked in cute, little white dishes but H swore to me that his mom only made her flan in a fluted tube pan.
I did not call MIL to confirm she makes her flan in what appears to be a bundt cake pan.
Place in a roasting pan of hot water in 350 degree oven.
http://mrshappyhousewife.blogspot.com/2005/09/shf-12-cooking-up-custard.html   (407 words)

  
 GourmetSleuth - Mexican Flan Recipe
The crust is formed and baked in a flan ring, cooled and filled.
Place the mold in a larger pan (such as a roasting pan) and pour in about 1 1/2 inches of hot water.
Move the pan from side to side to see if the flan is slipping and free from the edges of the pan.
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/flanrecipe.htm   (550 words)

  
 NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Flan Normand
Flan Normand is a flaky pastry-based (pâte-sablée) variant of the apple tart made in Normandy which is essentially a creamy egg custard tart topped with apples, sliced almonds and sugar and baked until the topping is slightly caramelised.
It is also known as Normandy Tart or Tarte Normande
http://pedia.nodeworks.com/F/FL/FLA/Flan_Normand   (240 words)

  
 Pumpkin Flan
Place ramekins or flan mold in baking pan and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour for the ramekins or 1 1/2 hours for the mold.
Place about 1/2-inch of water into a baking pan to act as a water bath.
Pour the mixture into 8 custard ramekins or 1 large flan mold.
http://www.jfolse.com/recipes/desserts/other06.htm   (195 words)

  
 Flan
Place the filled ramekins or cake pan in a deep-sided roasting pan and pour in hot tap water to halfway up the sides of the ramekins to make a bain marie.
To serve, unmold the flan by running the point of a small paring knife along the inside of the ramekins or pan.
Pour even amounts of the pumpkin flan mixture into the ramekins, or pour the entire amount into the cake pan.
http://www.hechoenpuertorico.org/comida/flan.html   (355 words)

  
 Allrecipes Cook's Encyclopedia flan
The flan ring is set on a baking sheet before the dough is baked.
A round pastry tart that can have a sweet filling (such as CUSTARD or fruit) or savory filling (vegetable, meat or savory custard).
The pastry is usually formed and baked in a special flan ring, a bottomless metal ring with straight (about 11/2-inch-high) sides.
http://allrecipes.com/advice/ref/ency/terms/6500.asp   (99 words)

  
 Wilton Discussion Forums - recipe for a mexican flan
Insert flan pan inside larger pan with the water.
I've made two flans and both times after I take the flan out of the pan there is sugar left behind in the pan.
I cook my flan 1 hour using the double boiler method (bain of marie) of cooking it (some people oven bake it) and let it come to room temperature.
http://www.wilton.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=79579   (1021 words)

  
 Ginger Flan with Chocolate Whipped Cream
To unmold the flan, run a sharp, nonserrated knife around the inside of the dish and invert the flan onto a serving platter deep enough to contain the caramelized sugar that will flow over the top.
Remove the flan from the oven, and carefully lift the dish out of its water bath.
Pour the milk mixture on top of the sugar, and place the dish in a shallow pan large enough to hold it with room to spare.
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/food/Articles/a2003-09-25-flan.html   (354 words)

  
 Leche Flan
Place pan in pre-heated oven (375 F) and bake flan for about 1 hour or until it is firm.
Sprinkle sugar on the leche flan mold (llanera), and put the mold on the fire until sugar browns.
Place tin in a larger baking pan half-filled with water.
http://www.tribo.org/filipinofood/flan.html   (261 words)

  
 Seattle Bon Vivant: Sugar High Fridays #6: Caramel: Flan De Queso
A rich and smooth (not at all gelatinous or light) Cheese Flan or Flan de Queso as it is known in Spain.
Pour the flan mixture in the caramel (caramelo) coated mold or pan.
There are as may variation of flan as there are households and countries that have made this dessert their own.
http://seattlebonvivant.typepad.com/seattle_bon_vivant/2005/03/sugar_high_frid.html   (1689 words)

  
 A La Cuisine!: White Chocolate and Rice Milk Flan with White Chocolate-Pistachio Emulsion (SHF:ISTBE 1)
The flan is sauced with a pistachio-white chocolate emulsion that is a ganache of lemongrass-infused cream and white chocolate, blended with vibrant green pistachios.
The recipe consists of a light and creamy flan (or custard) that is a delicate balance of rice milk and white chocolate.
Atop the flan sit three circular rice paper sheets that have been soaked in ginger syrup, sprinkled with pistachios, and baked to a crisp.
http://www.alacuisine.org/alacuisine/2004/10/white_chocolate.html   (1305 words)

  
 ASPARAGUS FLAN WITH CHEESE SAUCE Recipe at Epicurious.com
Heat sauce, whisking until cheese and butter are melted, and then stirring with a wooden spoon, until sauce is slightly thickened and registers 165°F on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes.
Make the roasted red pepper flan with the same technigue as the asparagus, only using fresh roasted red peppers (not canned, they hold too much moisture) and be sure to let them sit out after skinning them for a few hours on paper towels to dehydrate them a bit.
Pour asparagus mixture into pan and bake in a hot water bath until flan is set and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/109425   (690 words)

  
 Caramel Flan - Desserts
I’ve tried several flan recipes but this is my favorite.
After coating the bottom of your pan with the caramelized sugar, you proceed to make the egg custard, which is the basis of flan.
Delicate, creamy, smooth and buttery, flan is one of my favorite dishes to make because it is just so easy.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24304.asp   (962 words)

  
 The Peoples Guide to Mexico:
Also, it's not as sweet as traditional flan.
When I poured the flan into the pan, the maple syrup was immediately absorbed into the flan.
Still tasted great, but the flan stuck to the pan and the maple syrup seemed to crystalize.
http://www.peoplesguide.com/1pages/chapts/food/recipe/dessert/flan.html   (384 words)

  
 Recipes - Flan Recipe at Cooking.com
Place the baking sheet, holding the water bath and the covered flan bowl, into the oven and bake for 1-1/2 hours, until the custard is set.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. TO MAKE FLAN: In a blender, combine the sweetened condensed milk, water, and the eggs.
After baking, carefully remove the flan from the oven and with potholders, lift the bowl out of the water bath and put the bowl onto a rack.
http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe4086.htm   (365 words)

  
 Recipes : Flan : Food Network
Combine 1 cup of the sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a heavy-bottomed pot or pan.
When you are ready to serve, run a knife around the inside of the mold to loosen the flan.
To make the caramel: have ready a 2-quart round flan mold and a large roasting pan.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_23348,00.html   (389 words)

  
 Coconut Rum Flan
This flan is best when chilled overnight in the pie dish and served the next day.
Bake until flan is almost set (it will appear loose in center but continue cooking as it cools), 45 to 50 minutes.
Place a serving dish on top of flan; invert.
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=recipe1109&search=true&resultNo=1   (204 words)

  
 Almond Leche Flan - All Recipes - Dessert
Pour into a flan pan or cake mold, tilting to coat the bottom of the pan.
Find recipes that go with: "Almond Leche Flan"
To unmold, run a knife around the edges of the pan and invert the flan onto a rimmed serving platter.
http://dessert.allrecipes.com/az/lmndlchfln.asp   (223 words)

  
 Cherry Flan - 16cm Round French Pastry
Evenly distribute the cherries and fill the tart shell with the Flan.
Preheat your oven to 400°(F) Bake the Flan until it is golden brown on top.
Using a 16cm Flan Ring - form the Sugar Dough in the ring, get the dough to go down into the corner.
http://www.frenchpastrychef.com/pastry/0202cherry.shtml   (149 words)

  
 Cheese Soufflés: British Recipes
Roll out on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 23 cm (9 inch) flan dish.
Add enough cold water to bind the mixture together and form a firm dough.
Roughly chop the broccoli, then cook in boiling water until just tender.
http://www.britannia.com/cooking/recipes/broccoliflan.html   (174 words)

  
 Flan
Set dish of flan mixture in pan, then pour boiling water into pan to a depth of about 1 inch.
Remove flan from hot water; let cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then cover and refrigerate until cold or for up to 2 days (caramel liquefies as flan cools).
Set a 9- or 10-inch square baking pan on center rack of a 350 degree oven.
http://www.applesforhealth.com/flan1.html   (254 words)

  
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Natillas y flan (in English) a) Natillas (for four) Three cups whole milk; lemon peel; four egg yolks, 3 tbsps sugar Bring milk with lemon peel to aboil; reduce heat, simmer 10 min.
b) Flan (el legitimo, hay muchas variaciones) For six: 3 whole eggs; 3 egg yolks; a bit of grated lemon rind; 6 tbsps sugar; 2.5 cups milk.
Custard (u sease, el flan): Beat whole eggs and yolks together, lightly.Add lemon rind sugar & milk.
http://www.xmission.com:8000/~dderhak/flan.txt   (310 words)

  
 dessertfirst: Sugar High Friday #12: Custard
Leche flan is a Filipino custard made from egg yolks and/or eggs, milk, and sugar.
I was surprised at the diversity in ingredients and techniques in the recipes that I found: some used all egg yolks, others a mixture of yolks and whole eggs; various kinds of milk were used: from fresh milk to condensed milk to evaporated milk.
Unmolding the leche flan onto a plate after it’s been baked requires dexterity and a lot of wishful thinking: I wish that this flan will pop out of the pan without breaking… I wish… I wish.
http://dessertcomesfirst.blogspot.com/2005/09/sugar-high-friday-12-custard.html   (885 words)

  
 McCormick - Recipes - Guava Cheese Flan - Dessert
The combination of guava and cheese is commonly found in many Latin desserts.  Although the exotic guava is not traditionally used in flans, this Guava Cheese Flan quickly became a McCormick test kitchen favorite and an extraordinary indulgence.
I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese and it didn't hurt the flavor or consistency at all.
McCormick - Recipes - Guava Cheese Flan - Dessert
http://www.mccormick.com/recipedetail.cfm?ID=607   (286 words)

  
 Sun Comprehending Glass: Flan or the lesson's you learn
Give the bottom of the flan mold a solid whack with your hand, gently remove baking dish.
You need a 1 quart baking dish or round cake pan.
When you are ready to serve run knife around rim to loosen the flan.
http://suncomprehendingglass.blogspot.com/2005/05/flan-or-lessons-you-learn.html   (272 words)

  
 Revised flan recipe
To unmold the flan, slide a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen it.
Pour the boiling water into the roasting pan until it reaches halfway up the sides of the pie pan.
Invert a shallow serving plate on top of the flan and, holding the pie pan and the serving plate firmly together, flip them.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/01/FDG7D8GSSS1.DTL   (479 words)

  
 flan - The Lunaboards
I'm so confused!! Here, flan is in a pastry shell, with custard, then fresh fruit arranged an top.
The flan in the dessers you speak of is really the "filling".
http://www.lunabean.com/forums/index.php?s=5179168cf7d256378258b97a79764e5d&showtopic=1384   (419 words)

  
 Pumpkin Flan
Remove from heat and pour into an 8-inch flan ring or a tart mold.
Caramel: In a small saucepan melt sugar over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is a dark, caramel-colored liquid.
Quickly turn mold to coat bottom and sides with the caramel.
http://www.mcintoshweb.com/recipeweb/recipes/pumpkinFlan.htm   (115 words)

  
 Caramel Flan - Recipe
Cooked sugar is very hot and can burn the skin if it spatters.) Immediately pour the hot caramel syrup into the baking dish and swirl the pan until it coats the bottom.
Place a large rimmed serving plate over the baking dish and, using both hands, invert both dishes so that the flan and the liquid sauce unmold onto the platter.
You can also make this flan in individual 8-ounce ramekins, in which case the baking time would be reduced by about 10 minutes.
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/food/780   (626 words)

  
 Recipe: Flan de Mango - Mango Flan (Custard)
Pour this flan mixture into the baking dish.
When it has reached the desired color, immediately pour this caramel into the baking dish that you'll be making the flan in.
When done, remove the flan baking dish to cool on a wire rack.
http://www.recipelink.com/gm/31/17417   (499 words)

  
 Double Caramel Flan
To serve, run a thin knife between flan and dish.
Set dish in a larger rimmed pan, pour 1 inch boiling water into outer pan.
Bake in a 350F oven until center of flan jiggles only slightly when gently shaken, 35 to 45 minutes.
http://www.masterstech-home.com/The_Kitchen/Recipes/Dessert_Recipes/DoubleCaramelFlan.html   (125 words)

  
 CuisineNet Cafe: Flan Flibbertifloo
They're all a crème anglaise recipe with a little sugar and cream instead of milk.
All right, maybe Rick Bayless's recipe is the ur-flan, the right flan, and I hereby promise to make it and find out.
This is only my opinion (and it is why I get to write the humor column, because I can be dismissed as a harmless crank, and I hate that, and one day I will spit food on all of you) but why must every restaurant now serve its own perverted variety of
http://www.cuisinenet.com/cafe/you_gonna_eat_that/1997/00004-1.html   (461 words)

  
 CARAMEL-COATED PUMPKIN FLAN Recipe at Epicurious.com
Holding platter and flan dish together, invert, allowing flan to settle onto platter.
I made this recipe back in '03 for Thanksgiving it did not even last, the flan was gone in 60 seconds.
Scrape out any caramel syrup remaining in dish and drizzle over flan.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/108850   (455 words)

  
 Creamy Caramel Flan - All Recipes - Dessert
To unmold, run a knife around edges of pan and invert on a rimmed serving platter.
Creamy Caramel Flan - All Recipes - Dessert
Find recipes that go with: "Creamy Caramel Flan"
http://dessert.allrecipes.com/az/crmycrmlfln.asp   (198 words)

  
 Flan Recipe
This is the best recipe for flan that I have seen in a long time.
I is simple and has no funky ingredients.
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=67668   (185 words)

  
 Flan de Queso Crema
If you like cheese cake and you like flan.
When ready to serve, turn custard onto a platter.
All Forums >> [Vacation Forums] >> Restaurants and Recipes >> Flan de Queso Crema
http://www.locogringo.com/forums/tm.asp?m=77126   (391 words)

  
 Flan Napolitano (Mexican Restaurant Flan) Recipe
Definitely use a separate pan to caramelize the sugar and then pour it into your warmed pyrex or cake pan.
I also recommend putting about 1/8 cup of water with the sugar to help get it going; and if you unmold the flan, to warm the pan first.
You are Here: Home > Flan Napolitano (Mexican Restaurant Flan) Recipe
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=63627   (455 words)

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