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Vanilla Caramel
Flan
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
Flan:
2 cups milk
2 cups half and half
8 eggs
4 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Make caramel by combining sugar and water
in a medium saucepan and cooking over moderate heat swirling occasionally
until color begins to turn golden, about 12 to 15 minutes. Turn heat to
low and continue cooking and swirling constantly until color is dark brown
and mixture smells of caramel. Remove from heat and pour into a 9-inch
round cake pan. Using a towel or hot pad, tilt pan and swirl caramel to
coat the bottom and sides well. It will need a few minutes to cool down
in order for about 1/4-inch of caramel to stick to the pan. Then pour
excess back into the pot it was cooked in and add 2 cups milk. Cook over
low heat, stirring frequently, to dissolve excess caramel into milk, about
3 to 5 minutes. Strain warm milk and caramel mixture in a bowl and add
cold half and half. Mix well. Add sugar, eggs, yolks and vanilla. Whisk
custard to mix and strain into caramelized pan. Set flan into a roasting
pan in the oven and pour boiling water into roasting pan until it rises
halfway up the sides of the cake pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until
center feels just firm when pressed gently with the fingertips. Set aside
to cool for about 1 1/2 hours then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate
overnight or up to 4 days.
To serve, run a knife along the inside edge to loosen. Cover with a
platter and quickly invert. Carefully drain excess caramel into a small
sauce pitcher and reserve. Serve wedges of flan on dessert plates topped
with extra caramel sauce.
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Chocolate Mint Meringue Cheesecake
1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup mint chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large egg whites
1 (7-ounce) jar marshmallow creme
1. Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, 2 tablesoons sugar, and melted butter;
press onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350°F
(175°C) for 10 minutes.
2. In a bowl, combine softened cream cheese and 2/3 cup sugar, mixing
at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs,
one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in mint chocolate
chips and vanilla; pour over the crust.
3. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 50 minutes. Loosen the cake from
the rim of the pan; cool before removing from the pan. Chill.
4. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add marshmallow
creme, beating until stiff peaks form. Carefully spread over the top
of the cheesecake to the edges. Bake at 450°F (230°C) for 3
to 4 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Bread and Butter Pudding
10 slices bread
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup chopped dried mixed fruit
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1. Trim the crusts from bread, save crusts for another use or discard.
Tear bread into pieces, place in a large bowl and cover with milk. Let
rest 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C). Generously butter a 1 1/2-quart baking
dish.
3. Beat melted butter, sugar, mixed spice and egg together until smooth.
Beat together with soaked bread and milk. Stir in dried fruit and orange
zest. Pour into prepared dish and sprinkle with nutmeg.
4. Bake in preheated oven 60 minutes, or until set.
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