The Real Brazilian Flan (Pudim, or Caramel Flan)

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David used to own this large company, so every Christmas they used to have a potluck dinner, and trying to make "the boss" happy, all latin women in the company would bring their own secret recipe family flan.



David tells me he never tasted any flan there that compared to the one below. This is the real thing, the one that used to come in the cans of condensed milk 30 years ago.

AH! Flan should NEVER be eaten with fruit. The only thing you can eat flan with is caramel sauce.

Brazilian Milk Pudim (flan)

Ingredients:

A. Caramel sauce:
1 1?2 cups of sugar
2 cups of water

B. Flan:
1 can of sweetened condensed milk (the best one is "La Lechera" from Nestle. I buy it at the Norwalk stop and Shop or any Hispanic market. If you can't find it, Magnolia is second best)

1 can of milk of full milk (use the can from the condensed milk to measure the milk) 3-4 eggs (depends o the size)

1 baking mold with a whole in the center like this one (cannot be the ones with a removable bottom)

Preparation:

A. Caramel sauce:

B. Flan:

Another variation is the Pudim de Laranja (Orange Flan). There is a great Recipe here...

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