Ingredients:
1 liter of milk
7 egg yolks or units
150 grams of sugar (¾ cup)
5 milliliters of vanilla essence
For the caramel:
100 grams of sugar (½ cup)
20 milliliters of caramel
Preparation:
- Beat the eggs with the sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Bring the milk to the boil and immediately add it to the mixture, stirring constantly.
- In a pan, arrange the sugar with the water, without stirring, until you obtain a caramel. Move the pan constantly to prevent it from burning.
- Add the caramel to the mold and spread it quickly over the entire base.
- Pour the flan mixture into the moulds, put in the oven and cook in a bain-marie at 170°C for 45 minutes.
- After this time, let it cool at room temperature for 2 hours, carefully turn out the caramel flan. Keep refrigerated.