Homemade vanilla flan
A simple recipe for a must-have in French cuisine.
A simple recipe for a must-have in French cuisine.
Time
45 min. =
15 min. +
30 min.
Utensils
1 sauce pan1 mixing bowl1 baking dish
Ingredients for 8 parts
- 4 eggs
- 150 g. sugar
- 1 L. whole milk
- 1 vanilla bean
- 90 g. maïzena
Steps
- In the saucepan, boil the milk with the vanilla pod split lengthwise.In the bowl, mix the sifted cornstarch with the sugar then add the beaten eggs and mix.
- Add the boiling milk without the pod.
- Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, for 1 min 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C and butter the dish to put in the oven.
- Pour the mixture into it and level the surface.
- Cook for 25 to 35 minutes, until the surface lightly browns.