Flan (Basque Custard)

Ingredients

1/3 cup flour

4 cups milk

1 cup sugar

pinch of salt

6 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. nutmeg

On top of stove, brown the 1/3 cup of sugar in a 3-inch deep, 5-cup capacity pan. Set aside.

Beat the eggs, add milk, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt. Stir well. Do not beat after adding milk. Pour into the prepared pan; set this in a pan of warm water and place in oven at 325 degrees and bake for 1 hour.

Source: Isabel Larrondo Jausoro, Basque Museum and Cultural Center Basque Recipes Collection

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