Comments on: Leche Flan, Round III (a,b,c,d,e,f)!!! http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tatoosh http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef/comment-page-2#comment-268041 Tatoosh Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:52:10 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef#comment-268041 We made the carabao milk version today. No duck eggs available so we opted for good chicken eggs, though we weren't able to get the egg dealer to certify them as organic. Still, they had a nice orange yolk. The carabao milk was purchased frozen. We thawed it and used immediately. 1 liter made four medium sized flans. They were cooked in a bain marie, covered by foil at 350 F. I was worried since I read that carabao milk can be heat sensitive so I didn't cook at 375 F though some recipes recommend it. The flans came out very smooth, no bubbles at all and almost as rich as creme brulee. They sauce was a bit watery, though it was quite thick when we initially filled the ramekins. My wife, a fan of condensada flan, on tasting the carabao flan, said it was okay, but still prefers the older provincial condesada style she grew up with. Her brothers laughed and ate all that we made in one sitting. The wife grudgingly admitted she will probably use the carabao flan recipe for her portion of the next potluck instead of a condensada flan, noting it was very rich. I am happy since this is as smooth and tasty as creme brulee at one third the cost. I would be tempted to make it without the caramel sauce and then flame the sugar top on the ramekins, just to see if anyone would call me on it not actually being creme brulee. We made the carabao milk version today. No duck eggs available so we opted for good chicken eggs, though we weren’t able to get the egg dealer to certify them as organic. Still, they had a nice orange yolk. The carabao milk was purchased frozen. We thawed it and used immediately. 1 liter made four medium sized flans. They were cooked in a bain marie, covered by foil at 350 F. I was worried since I read that carabao milk can be heat sensitive so I didn’t cook at 375 F though some recipes recommend it. The flans came out very smooth, no bubbles at all and almost as rich as creme brulee. They sauce was a bit watery, though it was quite thick when we initially filled the ramekins. My wife, a fan of condensada flan, on tasting the carabao flan, said it was okay, but still prefers the older provincial condesada style she grew up with. Her brothers laughed and ate all that we made in one sitting. The wife grudgingly admitted she will probably use the carabao flan recipe for her portion of the next potluck instead of a condensada flan, noting it was very rich.

I am happy since this is as smooth and tasty as creme brulee at one third the cost. I would be tempted to make it without the caramel sauce and then flame the sugar top on the ramekins, just to see if anyone would call me on it not actually being creme brulee.

]]> By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef/comment-page-2#comment-265187 Marketman Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:10:11 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef#comment-265187 Jan, sorry, I don't recall the size of the can, though if I had to guess, it was the larger one... Jan, sorry, I don’t recall the size of the can, though if I had to guess, it was the larger one…

]]> By: jan http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef/comment-page-2#comment-265184 jan Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:55:01 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef#comment-265184 Hi, I'd like to ask about the size of the Alpine evaporated milk can you used coz I believe there are 2 cans of Alpine milk available in the market (big and small)... Jan Hi, I’d like to ask about the size of the Alpine evaporated milk can you used coz I believe there are 2 cans of Alpine milk available in the market (big and small)…

Jan

]]> By: jude http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef/comment-page-2#comment-264521 jude Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:42:53 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef#comment-264521 Hello there! Thank you for the insightful review. I need help with a recipe for flan. I've been looking for recipes that are not too dense like the traditional leche flan. I want the consistency of a creme caramel but have the taste of filipino leche flan. Every time I make/try leche flan, I haven't been able to achieve that outcome. Thanks so much for your help. Jude Hello there!

Thank you for the insightful review. I need help with a recipe for flan.
I’ve been looking for recipes that are not too dense like the traditional leche flan.
I want the consistency of a creme caramel but have the taste of filipino leche flan.
Every time I make/try leche flan, I haven’t been able to achieve that outcome.
Thanks so much for your help.

Jude

]]> By: Brenda http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef/comment-page-2#comment-201337 Brenda Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:41:27 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/leche-flan-round-iii-abcdef#comment-201337 I looked up this site for a recipe for flan. The article looked interesting but where is the recipe for the winner? I looked up this site for a recipe for flan. The article looked interesting but where is the recipe for the winner?

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