The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

FOLK FOODS. ; FOLK FOODS: FLAN

INGREDIENTS: 3/4 CUPS OF SUGAR TO MAKE THE CARAMEL. 4 CUPS OF MILK.
2 TABLESPOONS OF VANILLA, 6 LARGE EGGS, SUGAR 1/4. MIX EGGS, SUGAR
AND VANILLA WITH A MIXER AT A LOW SPEED UNTIL MIXED. WARM MILK TO BE
HOT BUT NOT BOILED. MIX THE MILK WITH THE ABOVE ITEMS. PUT IN OVEN AT
350 DEGREES. PUT THESE THINGS IN A CARAMEL DISH. PUT THE DISH IN A
HOT WATER DISH AND BAKE FOR ONE HOUR UNTIL IT IS READY.
LET IT COOL. AFTER IT IS COOL, TRANSFER THE FLAN TO ANOTHER
DISH. SERVE WITH MANDARINE ORANGES OR ANY FRUIT YOU WISH.

Submitter comment: THIS IS A FAMILY RECIPE IN MY MOTHER'S FAMILY. IT IS SO OLD,
THAT SHE CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE IT CAME FROM, OTHER THAN FROM SPAIN.

Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT

Date learned: 04-00-1979