Luella Mae's Birthday Cuban Flan

The flan mixture

5 eggs beaten
1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup milk
1 t. vanilla

The caramel

1/2 cup sugar plus 1 T. water.

Blend all the ingredients for the flan, mix well, and set aside.

Heat a very small heavy saucepan and add the sugar and the water. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon over medium-low heat until the sugar melts and just begins to turn a light tan color. Remove from the heat and pour the caramel into an oiled 1- quart mold. (a porcelain souffle' mold will work well, or an enameled-iron saucepan. Be sure the pan is oiled well!!) Allow the caramel to cool for a moment. Pour in the flan mixture and cover the top with aluminum foil. The foil cover must be very tight.

Place the dish or pan in about 2 inches of water in a cake-baking pan. The water should be hot and the oven heated to about 350 degrees. Bake about one hour or until the tip of an inserted knife comes out clean. Chill the dish, still covered, overnight. Invert, take from the mold and serve. Tweet