Food Network: Vanilla and Lime Flan

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Vanilla and Lime Flan
Recipe courtesy Esperanza Platas Alvarez

Ingredients
Caramel:
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons water
Base:
2 cups condensed milk
2 cups whole milk
3 limes, zested
1 vanilla bean
6 eggs

Directions

Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F
To make the caramel, heat together the water and sugar gently, over a medium
flame, until it is golden brown, about 10 minutes, ensuring the mixture does not
burn.
Meanwhile, pour the condensed milk and whole milk into a pan. Add the lime zest.
Slice the vanilla pod in half and carefully scrape out the vanilla seeds and add
these to the milk mixture. Simmer the milk slowly for 15 minutes to let the
flavors combine.
Once the caramel is ready, pour into a cake pan and swirl it around to evenly coat
the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
In a bowl, crack the eggs and beat together. Slowly pour a little of the warm
milk, vanilla, and lime mixture into the eggs. This will temper the eggs and
prevent them from scrambling. Once the warm milk has raised the temperature of the
eggs (tempered), pour in the rest of the milk. Pour all of the mixture into the

cake pan over the caramel. Cook the cake pan in a water bath by placing the pan
inside a larger pan that is filled half-way with water. Place in the oven and cook
for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Once ready, allow to cool and place inside a refrigerator overnight. The flan is
then ready to be flipped over gently and served.