Nancy's Orange-Almond Passover Flan
This is my wife Nancy's recipe for Orange Flan. The orange adds a refreshing citrus twist to original flan. More amazing, is that it is Kosher for Passover.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup blanched almonds
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- 7 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups orange juice
- 3 tablespoons brandy or kosher for passover liquor optional
Instructions
Instructions:
- IN A METAL FLAN MOLD put 4 tablespoons of sugar and heat until it melts and turns dark brown, stirring the whole time. Then add 1 ½ tablespoons of boiling water, let it bubble and stir. QUICKLY COAT ALL SIDES OF MOLD. LET IT COOL.
- GRIND THE ALMONDS, ADD REST OF SUGAR, ORANGE ZEST AND EGGS. BLEND WELL. THEN ADD ORANGE JUICE AND LIQUOR. BLEND AGAIN.
- POUR EGG/JUICE MIXTURE INTO MOLD AND PLACE IN A PAN OF WATER. BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 ¼ HOURS UNTIL SET, COVERING THE MOLD WITH A LID OR FOIL FOR THE FIRST HOUR.
- CHILL. CUT AROUND EDGE OF MOLD, TURN UPSIDE DOWN AND SERVE!