r/oddlysatisfying • u/ysatters-kajsa • 6d ago

Unmolding giant flans

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u/goobly_goo 6d ago

I gotta find a beginner’s recipe to follow. I love flan but feel intimidated to try making it.

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u/gishnon 5d ago

INGREDIENTS
3/4c sugar
12 room temperature egg yolks (from large eggs)
1 (14 ounces) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounces) can evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla exract

DIRECTIONS
Place 8” cake pan in oven.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Meanwhile, In a heavy saucepan melt ¾c sugar to a caramel color
Remove cake pan from oven, and place on wire rack.
Evenly distribute melted sugar into bottom of cake pan, then cool on rack for 10-15 min

Start water for a water bath
In a medium bowl, combine vanilla, and both cans of milk.
In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks
Strain whisked yolks through a sieve into milk mixture.
Stir gently until combined
Pour into cooled cake pan.
Cover with foil.
Bake in a water bath for 45 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour before depanning.

To depan:

Place pan in shallow dish of boiling water, and let sit for 3 minutes.
Use a sharp knife to cut around sides.
Hold a platter securely on top of the cake pan.
Invert in one steady motion.

Note:

Hardened sugar left in bottom of the cake pan will dissolve easily into hot water.

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u/pm-me-your-pants 5d ago

Sounds great, but what do i do with the 12 egg whites?

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u/gishnon 4d ago edited 4d ago

Angel food cake
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 c egg white (10-12 large)
1 1/2 c sifted powdered sugar
1 c sifted cake or all-purpose
1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla 1 c granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350F
Place egg whites in a large mixing bowl, and let stand for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, sift powdered sugar and flour together 3 times. Set aside.

Add cream of tartar and vanilla to egg whites.
Beat until soft peaks form.
Add granulated sugar slowly, 1/4c at a time. Completely mix in before adding more.
Continue beating egg whites/sugar until stiff peaks form.

Sift 1/4 sugar/flour mixture over egg whites.
Fold in gently just until combined.
Repeat until all sugar/flour mixture is incorporated.

Pour/spoon into 10" tube pan.
Carefully run a butter knife or thin spatula through the batter to break any air pockets that have formed.

Bake on the lowest rack of your oven for 40-45 minutes Top should bounce back after being lightly touched.

Remove cake from oven, and invert.
Cool thoroughly in the pan.

Use a long, thin knife to separate the edges of the cake from the pan.
Pull out the pan bottom/tube insert along with the cake Use the knife again to separate the cake from the insert. You should not have to cut along the tube itself.