SLC21-W6 // Flan

I'm pleased to take part in the sixth lesson of the Steemit Learning challenge Season 21. Today, It's the first time I prepared this sweet dessert on my own. Thanks to our Pastry chef Team for guiding us to make a delightful dessert on this festive season.

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✓ Have you prepared flan at home? Tell us about your experience.

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I'm familiar with the name "caramel pudding" as we often make it at home. It's a simple dessert that suits any occasion. It is made with ingredients that are always available at home. It can be easily prepared as soon as you get a sweet craving. My mom used to make this dessert for almost every occasion because it's easy to make even on a busy day. Even now, we love to enjoy the caramel pudding she makes. It's really delicious and a perfect dessert to satisfy our sweet tooth.

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✓ Make a flan, you can follow the recipe given in the course or if you have any others that you have prepared you can share them, detail utensils, ingredients and step by step.

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Today, I will try making the caramel pudding without my mom's help following the recipe and adding ingredients that my mom used. I do not have proper utensils at home, so I will be managing with the utensils I have.

Ingredients

Preparation method step by step:

Making of caramel.

I added sugar to the same pot that I will be preparing the caramel pudding. In very low heat, I melted the sugar and added two teaspoons of hot water. Once the caramel turned into an amber color. I removed it from the heat and left it to cool.

Making of the pudding.

Step 1: I added condensed milk to another bowl

Step 2: Take fresh milk to the same amount of condensed milk and then pour it into the bowl.

Step 3: I added Vanilla and and eggs to the milk mixture.

step 4: Lastly I added a few pods of cardamom and I used the beater to make sure all ingredients were well combined.

Step 5: Then I poured the mixture into the pot which made the caramel. Before pouring the mixture I made sure that the caramel is well made and will not combine with the milk mixture.

Step 6: I placed a cooling rack on the bottom of the pot where I will be steaming the pudding. Next, I covered it with hot water and then placed the pot with pudding. I covered it with a lid and let it steam for about 45 minutes on medium heat.

Step 7: By now my kitchen is filled with the beautiful aroma of the caramel pudding. Using a stick I checked if it was well-cooked.

Step 8: The stick came out clean. I removed it from the heat and let it cool for a while.

Step 9: Before flipping the pudding, I ran the knife on the edge of the pot so that It wouldn't get stuck.

Step 10: I flipped the pudding from the pot to the serving plate.

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✓ Did you have any difficulties in making your flan?

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It's one of the easiest recipes for any dessert lover to try. There are various recipes for making flan. I think getting the texture right is the difficulty I have had before. The texture can't be too watery or too thick. It should have a creamy texture. And most importantly I was very careful when making the caramel. Because it can burn and taste bitter anytime so I always kept an eye controlling the heat until it turned into amber color.

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✓ Do you have any special tips for making flan? Share.

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I added a few pods of cardamom, It gives a rich aroma to our caramel pudding and enhances its taste. I learned this trick from my mom. Since we are adding egg it helps to eliminate the eggy smell, making the dessert more appetizing and flavourful.

And I think the control of heat and the cooking time is really important to make your caramel pudding on point.

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✓ Virtually share your flan with a Steemians friend. Tell us who is that user you chose and why share this dessert with him or her?

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I will share my small sweet treat with my friend @meehu because I know she loves enjoying food. I will surely share it with her if I can. I'm sure she will be really happy to try it out.

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