March 24, 2015

Flan gone wrong

Flan flop or flan fail means to utterly suck at making flan.  Here are some examples:

Exhibit A - Lopsided flan.   

lopsided flan

Exhibit B - Over-steamed, air bubbly flan:

Over-steamed, air bubbly flan

Exhibit C - Pile-o-mess flan

pile-o-mess flan

But...after some burnt sugar and a couple dozen eggs later, oh and maybe loosing some sense of reality for two weeks, I finally made not thee perfect but comes close to what I envisioned my type of flan should look and taste like...silky, creamy, and custardy:


Thank you to Globe Express for graciously being my tasting panel.