Flan

Ingredients:
Sugar – 1 cup
Water – 2 tbsp
Lemon – ½ (juiced)
Eggs – 3
Milk – 2 ¼ cup
Sweetened condensed milk - 2 oz
Vanilla essence – 1 ½ tsp


Procedure:
Keep ready 6 individual molds or one 2 quart mold.

Combine the sugar and water in a heavy bottomed pan. Place over medium-high heat and cook until sugar starts melting.

When sugar starts melting swirl the pan over the heat until the sugar attains a darkish brown color. Don’t stir with a spoon as it may start crystallizing.

Remove from heat and add the lemon juice immediately. Swirl the pan again to combine and pour instantly into the molds.

Tilt the molds so that the caramel coats the bottom evenly and a little bit of the sides.

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a large bowl combine eggs, milk, condensed milk and vanilla essence and whisk until bubbly. You can use a blender too.

Pour over the caramelized sugar.

Put the molds in a roasting pan and fill the roasting pan with 1 inch of hot water.

Place the roasting pan in the oven and cook for 50-60 minutes or until set.

Let the flan cool.

When ready to serve, run a knife around the sides of the mold and loosen the flan. Now place a plate on top of the flan and invert it to pop the flan out.