Milk Flan (Baked in Water Bath)
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1920
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup egg yolks, beaten
- caramelized sugar
Instructions
- In a small cup, whisk together the cooled cooked milk, cornstarch, and sugar until smooth. Stir in the beaten egg yolks. Coat a mold with caramelized sugar (azúcar requemado). Pour the mixture into the prepared mold and set it in a water bath (baño maría). Bake in the oven in the same water-bath vessel until set.