| Mexican flan is one of the most famous Mexican | | | | - 4 tablespoons grated orange zest |
| dessert recipes and it comes in many varieties. Plain | | | | - 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water |
| Mexican flan is subtly flavored with vanilla but you can | | | | How to make it: |
| also get other varieties including coconut, chocolate, | | | | Put the white sugar in a skillet with the water and stir it |
| coffee, and even chili flavored flan. | | | | over a moderate heat until the sugar dissolves. Allow |
| This creamy, luxurious custard with its sweet caramel | | | | the liquid to boil down and turn to syrup. Pour the syrup |
| sauce is a wonderful way to finish dinner and if you | | | | into an eight cup flan mold and tip it so it coats the |
| have never made Mexican flan before you will find it | | | | whole base and the sides. Let it set. Preheat the oven |
| quite easy. Flan is perhaps the most popular Mexican | | | | to 350 degrees F. Bring a pan of water to a boil. |
| dessert recipe and homemade flan is truly | | | | Beat the egg yolks and eggs and add all the milks. Stir |
| mouthwatering. | | | | in the vanilla and 3/4 cup of the orange juice, and then |
| Mexican Flan with Ancho Chili Recipe | | | | stir in half the brown sugar until it dissolves. Fold in two |
| The following recipe has a kick, thanks to the addition | | | | of the chopped chilies and pour this mixture into the |
| of ancho chilies, and this recipe contains whole milk, | | | | flan mold. Put the mold in a baking pan on the middle |
| evaporated milk, and condensed milk, which is unusual | | | | oven rack and pour the boiling water into the pan so it |
| but does give the flan an incredibly sweet and creamy | | | | comes one or two inches up the mold. |
| flavor to contrast with the chilies. This recipe feeds | | | | Bake the flan for an hour and a half to two hours, or |
| eight people. | | | | until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. |
| What you will need: | | | | You might need to add more hot water to the baking |
| - 8 eggs | | | | pan. Take the flan out of the oven and let it cool for an |
| - 4 egg yolks | | | | hour. |
| - 3 chopped, dried ancho chilies, veins, and seeds | | | | Refrigerate it overnight or for at least eight hours, |
| removed | | | | covered. Mix the remaining orange juice with the |
| - 1 cup dark brown sugar | | | | remaining brown sugar and the rest of the chili in a |
| - 2 cups whole milk | | | | food processor or blender, then pour the mixture into a |
| - 2 cups sweetened condensed milk | | | | pan and bring it to a boil. Let it simmer for ten minutes, |
| - 2 cups evaporated milk | | | | and then stir in the orange zest. Take the pan off the |
| - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract | | | | heat and stir in the cornstarch. Let the sauce cool. |
| - 1 cup white sugar | | | | Invert the flan on to a serving plate and serve the |
| - 1/2 cup water | | | | sauce drizzled on top. |
| - 1 3/4 cups orange juice | | | | |