Flan de horchata Salvadoreña
Flan may not be from El Salvador, but I sure did fusion it with horchata Salvadoreña. If you saw last weeks blog post you know I made horchata Salvadoreña from scratch and it was delicious! The next day I was making flan for our Christmas Eve party and decided to throw in 3/4 cup of horchata in the flan mix before baking it and oh. my. goodness. It was so good, my family loved the flan!
How to make flan de horchata?
There is nothing special about the flan recipe, it's like any regular flan recipe but add in the horchata. If you've never made flan, there are three steps; the caramel, the flan mix and the baking.
Ingredients: For a 9in round pan
14 oz can condensed milk
12 oz can evaporated milk
3 eggs at room temperature
3/4 cup of orchata Salvadoreña
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup of water
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Prepare "el baño de Maria." For this you will need a big baking pan to place the 9in baking dish in and deep enough to add about an inch of water. Heat up the water and place it in the big pan, it should reach at least half way of the outside of the 9 inch baking dish. This will warm up the 9inch baking dish so it's easier to spread the caramel.
Place a small sauce pan on medium heat. Once the pan is fully heated add the sugar and water, and mix well. The mixture will start to change color slowly, the moment you start to see the liquid turn light yellow start to mix in order for the sugar to melt evenly. Once the mixture is golden brown add to the 9 inch baking container and make sure it covers the entire bottom portion of the container and if you have enough on the sides as well.
Blend the milks, eggs, horchata and vanilla extract all together. Add this mixture to the 9 inch baking dish on top of the caramel. Cover the 9inch baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 40 mins. Stick a toothpick in, once it comes out clean it's done.
Take it out of the oven and let it cool down for about 30-60 mins. Place it in the fridge overnight or for a minimum of two hours to set before serving. Once ready to serve, use a butter knife to loosen the flan from the sides of the baking dish. place a plate on top of the baking dish and flip it over onto the serving plate.
