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Topic: Flan


In the News (Mon 21 Dec 09)

  
  Flan Characteristics, Grading & Quality of Ancient Coins - Calgary Coin
The flans on which ancient coins were struck were made by a variety of methods, but their flan making technologies were limited and often the flans were imperfectly formed, and many suffered some deformation during striking.
The oval flan created this impression and thus reduced the eye-appeal of this specimen, slightly detracting from its value when compared to a specimen with similar centering on a round flan, although it is still worth more than a normal specimen of this type, with a third of the inscription off the flan.
Flan cracks differ from flan splits in that they do not open into a "V", and in some cases may not be open at all which makes them easy to overlook and difficult to see on an image.
www.calgarycoin.com /reference/grading/flan.htm   (1928 words)

  
 Flan
Flan may be prepared in a soufflè dish or in individual ramekins or flan dishes.
Flan may also be baked in a tart pan or a pan with a removable bottom.
However, traditional flan is both richer and denser than crème caramel, as it contains more eggs and yolks as well as some milk, light whipping cream, half and half, and/or sweetened condensed milk.
www.knead-2-know.com /flan.html   (876 words)

  
 EL BORICUA - Flan Recipes
During the microwaving process the flan will rise, no problem, ignore it - once it is removed from the microwave it will shrink a bit.
The flan needs to be cold to serve so it should be refrigerated at least 3 hours.
Place the casserole with the flan into a larger rectangular pan that is at least 2 inches deep.
www.elboricua.com /flan.html   (1633 words)

  
 Flan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under the name flan, the dessert is very popular in Spain and in former Spanish colonies in Latin America and the Philippines.
Flan may have derived in Southern regions of France and the Northern regions of Spain.
An imitation of flan may be prepared from instant flan powder, which is thickened with agar rather than eggs; "Royal" is a popular brand.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flan   (755 words)

  
 GourmetSleuth - Flan
Flan, the custard, is is a very popular dessert in Spain and in Mexico.
The flan is cut in wedges and served with the caramel poured over the top.
Flan may be prepared in a special flan pan, a soufflé dish or in individual ramekins or flan dishes.
www.gourmetsleuth.com /flan.htm   (870 words)

  
 Science of Eggs: Flan Recipe
Flan, also known as crème caramel, is a popular dessert in many parts of the world, including Europe, the Caribbean, the Americas, and the Philippines.
Your flan should be done when it’s lightly colored and firm to the touch but not solid.
The yolks of the eggs contribute to both the smoothness and the stability of a flan, and many recipes call for the addition of extra yolks.
www.exploratorium.edu /cooking/eggs/recipe-flan.html   (781 words)

  
 Personal Info - Flan FAQ
Calling "flan" a sweet dessert dish and limiting one's definition to that is not unlike believing that a "pie" can only be a $1.50 snack for sale at McDonalds that has apples in it.
Contrary to popular myth, flan is a generic term that refers to any type of baked open pastry dish cooked within a pastry shell that meets certain criteria.
The misconception of flan as a sweet custard comes from the unfortunate tendency of many Americans to assume that there the only variations to food are the ones they are most commonly used to.
www.vorpalbunny.com /personal/flan.html   (546 words)

  
 Recipe for Flan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
From: The Foods and Wines of Spain by Penelope Cass (Modified by B. Dushaw, flan expert.) Requires: 6 small pyrex or ceramic cups, and a large baking pan such as is used to roast a turkey and foil to loosely cover.
N.B.: When the flan is finished, the custard acts to dissolve the caramelized sugar and create the syrup which is the essence of flan.
Hence, flan is best after it has sat in the refrigerator for a day or so to give the caramel time to dissolve.
staff.washington.edu /dushaw/recipes/flan.htm   (507 words)

  
 Orange Flan, Flan Recipe, Pudding Recipe
Flan may be prepared in a large flan dish or in individual ramekins.
In Mexico, flans are usually served in small ramekins (custard cups).
Invert the custard onto the plate and carefully lift off ramekin (shake gently to release flan), allowing caramel syrup to run over flan; pour any extra caramel remaining in the mold over the custard.
whatscookingamerica.net /OrangeFlan.htm   (581 words)

  
 Recipe leche flan - caramel flan ingredients
Fill the bottom of the flan cups (4 cups / 8 oz each).Warm the "half and a half".Mix the eggs, sugar and vanilla.Add the "half and a half" slowly using a whisk.
Be careful not to allow any bubbles to be formed.Fill the flan cups with the mixture and bake in the oven in a double boiler at 350F until firm and with a golden brown layer.Allow it to cool down for 15 minutes.
Just place the flan cups into a container filled with hot water (3/4 the height of the cup) for 15 minutes and follow the directions normally.
www.floridabrasil.com /brazilian-recipes/flan-recipe.html   (384 words)

  
 Pumpkin Flan for a Howling Holiday
Flan is the name for a Spanish dessert of custard baked in a caramel-coated dish.
To serve, loosen the edges of flans with a knife, slipping the point of the knife down the sides to let in air.
Scrape the caramelized sugar that remains in the cup onto the flan.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/seasonal_cooking/111881   (455 words)

  
 Caramel Flan
When the sugar melts and starts to turn a light amber color, remove from heat and quickly cover the bottom and sides of mold with the melted caramelized sugar.
Preheat oven to 300ºF with a pan (large enough to hold a flan mold [9" deep dish round Pyrex™]) 1/4 full of water in oven.
The flan mold will be placed in the hot water pan during the baking process.
www.gicco.com /recipes/flan.htm   (296 words)

  
 More Recipes Like Spanish Flan - All Recipes
This flan has condensed and evaporated milk as well as cream cheese to give it a thicker texture.
A classic dessert that is loved by all, this flan is made with simple ingredients.
This flan's signature ingredients are condensed and evaporated milk and almond extract.
allrecipes.com /recipe/spanish-flan/MoreRecipesLikeThis.aspx   (241 words)

  
 SPANISH FLAN RECIPE
Fruit flan: If you want to make a fruity flan, just add small pieces of whatever fruit is in season (banana, apple, peach, strawberries, cherries) once the egg and milk mixture is ready.
Nutty flan: The same as fruity flan, but substitute the small pieces of fruit with chopped nuts and/or raisins.
Cinammon Flan: Before making the flan, heat the milk up with a cinammon stick and a piece of lemon peel, for about ten minutes, and then leave it to cool.
www.euroresidentes.com /euroresiuk/Recipies/flan.htm   (343 words)

  
 GourmetSleuth - Mexican Flan Recipe
After 55 minutes, open the oven door and test the flan by inserting the thinnest knife you own into the middle of the flan.
Move the pan from side to side to see if the flan is slipping and free from the edges of the pan.
The flan should slip easily onto the platter, along with most of the caramel sauce.
www.gourmetsleuth.com /flanrecipe.htm   (550 words)

  
 Caramel Flan - Desserts
After coating the bottom of your pan with the caramelized sugar, you proceed to make the egg custard, which is the basis of flan.
Flan is typically no taller than 1 inch high and sliced in wedges like a pie.
It saves well in the refrigerator and is excellent served as a chilled dessert at the end of a meal with a dollop of homemade whipped cream.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art24304.asp   (950 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Natillas y flan (in English) a) Natillas (for four) Three cups whole milk; lemon peel; four egg yolks, 3 tbsps sugar Bring milk with lemon peel to aboil; reduce heat, simmer 10 min.
b) Flan (el legitimo, hay muchas variaciones) For six: 3 whole eggs; 3 egg yolks; a bit of grated lemon rind; 6 tbsps sugar; 2.5 cups milk.
Pour into caramelized cups and place cups in a pan of hot water (obviously without letting the water in the cups, you nerds!) Cook on the stove for an hour, medium flame.
www.xmission.com /~dderhak/flan.txt   (310 words)

  
 Almond Leche Flan - Allrecipes
Pour into a flan pan or cake mold, tilting to coat the bottom of the pan.
To unmold, run a knife around the edges of the pan and invert the flan onto a rimmed serving platter.
I like a good flan, and almond flavoring, and this was not appealing.
allrecipes.com /recipe/almond-leche-flan/detail.aspx   (308 words)

  
 David Lebovitz - Recipe: Mocha Flan
Bake the flans for 1 hour, until they are set around the edges, but still slightly liquid in the center.
To unmold the flans, place the ramekins back in the roasting pan and fill with hot water to reach 1/2 of the way up the sides of the ramekins.
Shake slightly until the flan releases from the ramekin.
www.davidlebovitz.com /recipes/mocha_flan.html   (604 words)

  
 Flan Garvey M.C.C.
Flan Garvey M.C.C. Welcome to the website of Flan Garvey, Fianna Fáil representative to Clare County Council.
In the coming local elections, in June, Flan will be appealing for your support, to enable him to continue his 19 years of service to the County.
To find out more about Flan's experience, achievements and beliefs, feel free to browse the different sections of the site, using the icons along the top of each page.
flangarvey.com /xn.serve/home   (129 words)

  
 Flan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Pour even amounts of the pumpkin flan mixture into the ramekins, or pour the entire amount into the cake pan.
Once cooled, refrigerate the flan until well-chilled to allow the flan to set.
To serve, unmold the flan by running the point of a small paring knife along the inside of the ramekins or pan.
www.hechoenpuertorico.org /comida/flan.html   (355 words)

  
 Caramel Flan - Recipe
You will find flan on the menu of almost any Mexican restaurant, since a smooth, soothing caramel custard makes the perfect finish to any hearty, spicy, intensely flavored main course.
The center should still be slightly soft, as the flan will finish cooking after it is removed from the oven.
You can also make this flan in individual 8-ounce ramekins, in which case the baking time would be reduced by about 10 minutes.
www.care2.com /channels/solutions/food/780   (716 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Flan: Music: Dogbowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
All the tracks on this album are of exceptional preportion, but my all-time favorates include the dreamy 'flowers turn on their stems', the short but very sweet 'flan awoke' and the atrociously vicious 'Here come the Cannibals'.
There are low brown clouds with flakes of ash falling, streets formed from melted glass, maddened people who have become cannibalistic, and strange creatures like Michael the dog with the human head and a giant whistling floating eyeball.
Flan tries his best to maintain his sanity as he makes his way to the mountains where he is sure he will find his girlfriend Holly.
www.amazon.com /Flan-Dogbowl/dp/B000007N4P   (766 words)

  
 freshmeat.net: Project details for FLAN Network Simulator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Flan is a network simulator written in Java.
It is meant to be easily expandable by adding new protocols, which are also written in Java.
It includes a graphical network construction interface, a RIPv2 (with subnets, that is) protocol, IP packets handling, etc. Flan is based on a continuous time-discrete event simulation engine (with real-time sync).
freshmeat.net /projects/flan   (143 words)

  
 Spanish Flan - Allrecipes
I've made several flan recipes from this site and others and this recipe is the best.
Bake the flan in a water bath...it's not hard to do, and yields much better results.
all you have to do is prepare a chocolate cake mix and pour it over the flan mixture, then bake it on water bath (350 degrees) for 1:20 hours....
allrecipes.com /recipe/spanish-flan/detail.aspx   (419 words)

  
 Recipes at Cooking.com
Place the baking sheet, holding the water bath and the covered flan bowl, into the oven and bake for 1-1/2 hours, until the custard is set.
After baking, carefully remove the flan from the oven and with potholders, lift the bowl out of the water bath and put the bowl onto a rack.
TO SERVE: Run a knife between the flan and the edge of the bowl.
www.cooking.com /recipes/static/recipe4086.htm   (396 words)

  
 Flan
We ship exclusively to street addresses in the contiguous 48 states of the U.S. Flan is a pastry tart, usually round, that is filled with either sweet or savory foods.
After the batter is baked, fill the indentation with your sweet or savory food.
Note that the baked custard coated with caramel, known as Creme Caramel, Creme Renverseé, or Flan, is not made with a Flan Pan or Ring.
www.fantes.com /flan.htm   (139 words)

  
 FLAN Recipe at Epicurious.com
Among her Argentinian-influenced recipes, flan (the Spanish version of crème caramel) was a family favorite; my sister and I now make it for dinner parties or special occasions, where this easy dessert always receives rave reviews.
Bake flan in water bath for 1 hour, until set in center.
Gently remove the pie pan and cut the flan into wedges to serve.
www.epicurious.com /recipes/recipe_views/views/108137   (535 words)

  
 Recipe: Vanilla Flan - NESTLE VeryBestBaking.com - Very Best Baking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Flan is well suited to follow a spicy meal or as a delicious snack with a fresh, hot cup of coffee.
Flan is very difficult to make and yet this recipe was a breeze....great one.
Comments: I always buy flan, but with this recipe I'll be making flan all the time is so easy to make and is mmmmmmmm good, and my kids love it.
www.verybestbaking.com /recipes/detail.aspx?ID=32289   (522 words)

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