Traditionally I have not very much cared for flan-- as although it is very creamy, the crust of the flan always left me with a funny after taste and the texture was not always my favorite. But as of late, I am not one to swear off foods unless I have gotten a crack at making them myself-- the exception being egg dishes. I still have no taste for eggs. So when I found this flan recipe on Epicurious I resolved to make it and, after purchasing a rather large bottle of maple syrup some time ago, decided to make it for the Robber as our dessert for his visit. The Robber, having eaten many flans during his time in Brazil, is not a big flan fan but I find if I am wily I can win him over on most things, as I did with this recipe. After consuming it, he said, "This is the best flan I have ever eaten!" and went on to rank the flan above most desserts, but still below coconut cream pie.
I liked the flan too, although the texture problems still weren't fixed for me. What I really liked too were the pears-- with I think stand alone nicely by themselves if you reduced the sauce and made it into more of a caramel (as the sauce here is rather thin)-- or could be served with icecream or angel food cake or in a mix with other fruits.
Per the reviewers, I increased the eggs and did not cover my flan with foil. I also increased the baking time at the lower temp by ten minutes. All together, my flan set up quite well and I am happy with the results. It was quite easy to make and the individual steps not that time-consuming, but the overall time might be prohibitive. I'll keep it in my repertoire, certainly, especially until/if I ever find another flan the Robber likes.
Ingredients:
Flan
1 cup pure maple syrup
3 1/2 cups whipping cream (I used 2/3 cream, 1/3 half and half)
7 large egg yolks (I used 8 egg yolks)
1/8 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon light corn syrup
Pears
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 ripe Bartlett pears, unpeeled, quartered, cored (I used four pears, the sauce is thin)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup crème fraîche or sour cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
I liked the flan too, although the texture problems still weren't fixed for me. What I really liked too were the pears-- with I think stand alone nicely by themselves if you reduced the sauce and made it into more of a caramel (as the sauce here is rather thin)-- or could be served with icecream or angel food cake or in a mix with other fruits.
Per the reviewers, I increased the eggs and did not cover my flan with foil. I also increased the baking time at the lower temp by ten minutes. All together, my flan set up quite well and I am happy with the results. It was quite easy to make and the individual steps not that time-consuming, but the overall time might be prohibitive. I'll keep it in my repertoire, certainly, especially until/if I ever find another flan the Robber likes.
Ingredients:
Flan
1 cup pure maple syrup
3 1/2 cups whipping cream (I used 2/3 cream, 1/3 half and half)
7 large egg yolks (I used 8 egg yolks)
1/8 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon light corn syrup
Pears
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 ripe Bartlett pears, unpeeled, quartered, cored (I used four pears, the sauce is thin)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup crème fraîche or sour cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
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