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Leche Flan with Llanera (Filipino Caramel Flan with Egg Lattice)

Name: Leche Flan with Llanera (Filipino Caramel Flan with Egg Lattice)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: fresh milk 600 ml; sweetened condensed milk 250 ml; eggs 4 pieces; sugar 150 g; water 60 ml; lemon zest 5 g; vanilla essence 5 ml

Silky caramel custard topped with a llanera egg lattice.

65 minutes · 8 servings · Moderate

The llanera lattice is the Filipino finish on the flan, and the word points to a province that gave the sweet to the country. Egg is beaten over the caramel custard in a light web, and it sets with the steam so it stays attached as the flan is turned out. It is the version served at parties, where the grid of egg catches the light and the syrup runs across it.

Ingredients

fresh milk600 ml
sweetened condensed milk250 ml
eggs4 pieces
sugar150 g
water60 ml
lemon zest5 g
vanilla essence5 ml

Directions

1
Dissolve sugar with water into amber caramel; pour into a llanera.
2
Whisk milk, condensed milk, eggs, zest and vanilla 4 minutes; strain.
3
Pour custard into the llanera over the caramel.
4
Bake in a water bath at 160C for 30 minutes until just set.
custard is just set with a wobble
5
Chill 3 hours; serve cold.

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