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.