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PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:33 am 
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Amazing what you can do with 6 eggs, 3 cups of milk and 1 1/2 cups of sugar, isn't it?
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Sorry the picture's kinda crappy, I'm just going to have to trust that some of you can see past the poor photography and imagine how good this really looks.

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Truly amazing, and Flan is one of my all time favorites that I can't have much of or very often.

Enjoy.

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omg...I love flan.

Liquid ratio looks perfect!

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The only weirdness in the flan came from having used Turbinado in the custard. It didn't dissolve as cleanly into the mix as a refined sugar would have, and the end result had an odd texture. Taamar has promised, however, that she will make sure I have all the right ingredients on hand next time ;)

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Please tell me that picture is just a close up.

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Khross wrote:
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Please tell me that picture is just a close up.
I'm touched by your concern, but since you ask - yes. I snapped it freehand with my cell phone from a height of between 18" and 24" or so.

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 Post subject: Re: Flan!
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Well ok, as long that's a normal saucer and not a dinner plate, we're good. I mean, seriously, I like flan and that looks to be a delightful sample. But ... holy geezus diabetic coma on a plate if that portion was as big as it looks!

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Khross wrote:
Well ok, as long that's a normal saucer and not a dinner plate, we're good. I mean, seriously, I like flan and that looks to be a delightful sample. But ... holy geezus diabetic coma on a plate if that portion was as big as it looks!
Oh, it's the size about which you were concerned and not the out-of-focus shakycam? Sorry to disappoint but not only is that not a saucer, it's not even a dinner plate. That's a serving plate. The flan was baked in a 9" cake pan. Remember, the ingredients list call for 6 eggs and 3 cups of milk.

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Well, yes, but ... that's why god invented custard cups!

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Taamar's grand scheme, I'm just the line cook on this one. It's a breakfast flan for two, so "why split it up when you really only need one serving?". In terms of eggs & milk, it's not much different from a couple of omelettes but has the benefit of being cold and having been prepped the night before. Also, the caramel is fantastic in coffee :D

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Flan is one of my favorites, and i used to cook it all the time. I have difficulty ordering it in restaurants however, due to the tendency of others to over caramelize the sugar, which imparts a bitter flavor that overpowers the others.

Most restaurants have the same issues in preparing creme' brulee.


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Khross wrote:
Well, yes, but ... that's why god invented custard cups!


A custard cup of flan is not sufficient breakfast.

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due to the tendency of others to over caramelize the sugar, which imparts a bitter flavor that overpowers the others.

We like ours pretty dark, but never scorched. My ex mother in law made a flan that was based on cream cheese, which was nummy, but I like the simple egginess of the classic recipe.


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*flan hits and crits*

*Squirrel Girl dies from blood glucose of 800*

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/mourn Squirrel Girl
/shout rez pls kthxla

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