A Sweet Treat...For A Lonely Heart.

As malls and business start their valentine special, I, being single [Am enjoying, #bitter], said to myself I need to make myself busy too. I have a few crude skills in the kitchen. Growing up with a mom who scolds me whenever I try to help her with chores at home, I can only learn much [She always quips: It's best if you don't join me with the chores, I'll end up re-doing them.] So, I decided to test my YouTube-learned skills.


I a sucker for sweets, a trait passed on from the paternal side [ask me the cause of death : complications from.. yes... Diabetes Mellitus Type II], and a common Filipino dessert is Leche Flan, or known to the world as Crème caramel too. 


It's eggs plus milk, can be baked or steamed to perfection.


There's my kitchen adventure to a SWEET creme caramel.



Ingredients: 


Syrup:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water


Flan:
15 eggs
2 cans of condensed milk
1 can of evaporated mik

1. Mix brown sugar with water and place over low

fire till you get a nice consistency.

2. Separate yolks from whites. 

3. Mix the yolks, condensed milk, and evaporated milk. 

4. Line the pan with the syrup.

5. Place the mixture on the pan. Ideally around an inch thick, and  cover with foil.

 

6. Place pans on a double boiler, or can improvise by placing pans on a bigger pan with water and boil it, or steam for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. 

7. Let it cool down. Run a knife on the edges before setting onto containers, the golden syrup will top the flan. 

I was able to make 3 of the oval-shaped ones, [as shown on picture] and the big one. 

Best practices: When lining the pan with the syrup, be careful, it's hot. Move fast, it settles fast especially since it's not over fire anymore. 

There. Enjoy. I almost finished one of the smaller servings, but my throat gave up.