Chocolate Flan

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                            FOOD FUNNY
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Here's a good question from Rosemary Zwick in Cape Town, South Africa:

If people weren't meant to have midnight snacks, why do they put a light in refrigerators?

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                            TODAY'S RECIPE
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For an authentic taste of Italy, serve these individual puddings with amaretti or biscotti.

Chocolate Flan (Budini di Cioccolato)

2 cups (500 ml) heavy cream
2/3 cup (160 ml) milk
8 oz (225 g) good quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup (60 ml) espresso or very strong coffee
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten

Bring the cream and milk to a simmer over moderate heat. Remove from the
heat and a\dd the chocolate, stirring until completely melted. Whisk in
the remaining ingredients. Pour unto 6 lightly buttered custard cups or
ramekins and place them in a roasting pan. Add enough boiling water to
the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the custard cups. Bake
in a preheated 325F (165C) oven until the custards are set around the
edges and still trembling in the centers, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from
the oven, remove the custard cups from the water bath, and serve warm,
chilled, or at room temperature.
Serves 6.
Received on Thu Aug 13 21:12:15 2009