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@dr2chase@ohai.social
2026-01-01 19:25:45

I made an experimental flan, where instead of using sugar in the custard mix, I converted that sugar to caramel (in addition to the caramel coating the bowl) and then dissolved that caramel into the cooling scalded milk.
The experiment was a success, if you like caramel.
I did this one from memory. 1.5c sucrose split into two parts, 4 cups milk, 4 large eggs, 1 yolk, 1/4 t salt, 1 T vanilla, 350-375F, 1 hour in a baño maria, lay a sheet of aluminum foil on it for most of that ti…

A pyrex bowl coated with caramel.
A pyrex bowl containing a mostly-eaten flan, with some caramel syrup still in the bottom, and the flan itself somewhat caramel-colored.  A sticky spoon rests in the bowl.
@tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-27 20:40:01

Just looking at the amount of work that went into this thing trying to sell something the core audience isn't buying shows how badly Mozilla chose when it comes to the new CEO
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@dr2chase@ohai.social
2025-11-16 01:16:36

FYI, you can make flan with lactose-free milk.

A ceramic dish containing a flan with a serving removed from its lower left, showing the yummy brown caramel juice.  An ornate sterling silver serving spoon is in the dish with its bowl resting in the caramel juice and its handle extending out of the lower right corner of the dish.