Quesillo

Ingredients

• 90 g sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 eggs
• 500 ml milk
• 0.5 Vanilla pod
• 100 g sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• 6 ramekins (160 ml each)
• oil (for greasing the ramekins)
• Lemon zest (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Whisk the sugar with the eggs and yolks thoroughly but do not beat into foam.

2. 2.

   Bring milk to a boil with the split vanilla pod, then gradually pour it in a thin stream while stirring into the egg mixture.

3. 3.

   Simmer sugar with water in a small pot until golden brown. Immediately pour into the lightly greased ramekins about 3 mm high.

4. 4.

   Strain the egg‑milk mixture and fill the ramekins. Place them in a large baking dish filled with hot water to a height of 1–2 cm, bake at 180 °C for about 30 minutes until set. Cool the vanilla flan. To serve, loosen the edges with a sharp knife and pour onto plates.

5. 5.

   Garnish as desired with lemon leaves or zest curls.