Vanilla flan

Easy summer recipe discovered through my Spanish neighbor (thnx!) Really fast to prepare but needs to be prepared a day ahead!



Ingredients
1 can of concentrated Nestle milk (397gr)
1 1/3 of the above empty can of milk
3 eggs
vanilla
1/2 cup of sugar (for the caramel)


Procedure

1. Put in the oven and at 180 degrees of Celsius, a wide oven dish filled with water up to 1/3 of it and wait to warm enough.  
2. Prepare the caramel by putting the sugar and a bit of water in a small casserole. Bring it to boil and wait for a couple of minutes until it turns to a nice caramel. Be careful though that it won't burn!
3. Pour the caramel in a cake mold and stir it to cover well the bottom and a bit the edges.
4. Beat well using a mixer the rest of the ingredients and pour the liquid mixture over the caramel.
5. Put the cake mold in the oven as in bain-marie and bake for about 30min.
6. take it out of the oven to cool down.
7. Refrigerate for several hours or better overnight.
8. Carefully un-mold the flan in a nice recipient, pour the rest of the caramel to drip on top and enjoy!

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Zucchini and feta tarte

Here's a simple, light and tasty tarte for summer dinners...


Ingredients
2 medium zucchinis grated
1 onion minced
salt, pepper
2 spoons of frying oil (e.g., sunflower oil)
3 eggs
50cl of milk
250 gr feta cheese (smashed)
100 gr hard cheese grated (here I have used italian provolone)
1 round ready-made puff pastry

Procedure

1. Peel off the zucchinis and grate them.
2. Fry slightly the grated zucchini with the onion until it is quite smooth and most of it's water is evaporated. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Beat the eggs, add all the rest of the ingredients.
4. Lay the puff pastry in an tarte recipient for the oven (butter it or use the special baking paper).
5. Empty the mix in the pastry and layer it with a spoon.
6. Bake at 180 degrees and fan for about 20min or until it gets a nice golden color.
7. Serve it with some tzatziki sauce and finish with a fresh fruits salad. Enjoy!

 

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Happy summer!

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Cherry clafoutis (clafoutis aux cerises in french)

Cherry clafoutis (clafoutis aux cerises in french) is a classic french dessert for summer that is pretty easy to make. It has actually fresh cherries in a rich custard that you can serve warm or at room temperature.
Traditional clafoutis is made with cherries that have still their pits that french say that make a difference in taste. I have used ready-made cherries that have already been pitted and preserved in a light syrup, though. It's so easy to make and so summerish that I could not resist to add it to my blog that time of the year! And if you are among the lucky ones that have a cherry tree, here's how to use your extra cherries :)

Happy & tasty summer !

Ingredients
150gr all-purpose flour
100gr sugar
3-4 eggs
50cl milk
pinch of salt
vanilla
50gr butter
700gr cherries

Procedure

1. Preheat the over at 170 degrees of Celsius and fan.
2. Beat eggs with sugar, add flour, salt, vanilla, milk and finally the soften butter.
3. Butter a round baking dish, add the cherries and pour the custard over the cherries.
4. Bake for about 50min or until it gets a nice golden color.  

Note: If it starts to get burned too fast, cover it with aluminum and continue. It is normal also if it wiggles a bit when finished baking, let it cool and it will setup. It will also inflate a bit, do not worry, it will deflate when cooled.

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