Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Ginger Molasses Flan

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Ginger Molasses Flan - Latin America/Hispanic

* Exported from MasterCook *

Ginger Molasses Flan

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Serving Size : 7 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 cup sugar
8 ounces cream cheese -- at room temperature
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon finely chopped candied ginger
1 cup light unsulphured molasses
3 large eggs
1 cup half and half
3 tablespoons sugar -- to 4 tablespoons or to taste

Preheat the oven to 350F. Have ready an 8-inch round cake pan.

Combine the sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a heavy saucepan. Cover and
cook the sugar over high heat for 1 minute. Uncover the pan and continue
cooking until th mixture turns dark brown, about 4 minutes.

Pour the caramel into the cake pan. Tilt and rotate the pan to coat the
bottom and sides; set aside.

Meanwhile, bring 1 quart of water to a boil.

Beat the cream cheese, fresh ginger, and candied ginger into a mixing bowl
until light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses. Beat in the eggs, one at a
time, scraping the sides of the bowl after each. Beat in the
half-and-half. add the sugar to suit your taste. Pour the custard mixture
into the caramel-lined cake pan.

Place the flan in a roasting pan and pour in the boiling water to a depth
of 1/2 inch. Bake until the mixture is set and an inserted skewer comes
out clean, about 30 minutes. Remove the flan from the oven and roasting
pan, and let cool to room temperature. Cover and chill in the refrigerator
for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.

Just before serving, runt the tip of a paring knife around the inside rim
of the cake pan. Place a platter over the cake pan and invert. Give th pan
a shake; the flan should slide out easily. Spoon the caramel sauce around
the flan. Cut into wedges and serve.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

AuthorNote: Part cheesecake and part flan, this gingery dessert is 100
percent delicious. I got the idea to add the molasses while visiting the
ruins of a nineteenth-century sugar mill, founded by Florida's first
senator, David Yulee, in Homosassa Springs on the west coast of Florida.
(Molasses is an important by-product of sugar-making.) You may wish to
wear heavy gloves when lining the cake pan with caramel.

Cuisine:
"Latin American/Hispanic"
Source:
"Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine by Steven Raichlen, 1993."
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"June 2010"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 424 Calories; 17g Fat (36.2%
calories from fat); 6g Protein; 63g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
139mg Cholesterol; 158mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0
Non-Fat Milk; 3 Fat; 4 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 3934 0 0 0