Honey Flan With Citrus And Kiwifruit Recipes

HONEY FLAN WITH CITRUS AND KIWIFRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine 1/4 cup honey, sugar, and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves (if bubbles appear at edges of pan before sugar dissolves, reduce heat to low). Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook, undisturbed, until mixture darkens and registers 300 degrees (hard-crack stage) on a candy thermometer, about 5 minutes. Pour into an 8-inch round cake pan, tilting pan as necessary to ensure mixture evenly coats bottom. Let stand until cool and hardened, about 15 minutes.
• Gently whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add milk, cream, vanilla, salt, and remaining 1/4 cup honey. Gently whisk to combine and dissolve honey. Firmly tap bowl on a work surface to release any air bubbles; skim any foam from surface of mixture. Place cake pan in the center of a roasting pan, then pour egg mixture into cake pan. Transfer to oven; pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come two-thirds up sides of cake pan. Cook until custard is set but still wobbly in center, 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool in water bath 10 minutes, then carefully transfer cake pan to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Run a knife around edges of pan to loosen sides of flan. Invert onto a large rimmed plate or serving dish. Transfer to refrigerator until cold, at least 2 hours or, loosely covered, up to 2 days. Top with fruits and serve, cut into wedges.

CITRUS FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, stir together the condensed milk, 1 1/2 cups water and the salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until the ingredients are fully integrated, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the citrus zests and allow to cool.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, eggs and vanilla. Pour the condensed milk mixture over the eggs and whisk to blend.
• Fill the ramekins about three-quarters each with the liquid and place the water bath in the center of the oven. Bake until they are almost firm in the center when lightly shaken, 45 to 50 minutes. Refrigerate until cooled.
• Serve the ramekins topped with slices of fresh orange and lemon, or by themselves with some cookies.

SEEDED HONEYCOMB BRITTLE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high; add pepitas and cook, shaking skillet constantly, until darkened and beginning to pop, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add sunflower seeds to skillet and cook, shaking constantly, until golden and beginning to pop, about 1 minute. Transfer to plate with pepitas; let cool.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add sesame seeds to skillet and cook, shaking constantly, until golden, about 1 minute. Transfer to plate; let cool completely. Add poppy seeds to plate; stir to combine.
• Coat a 12-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. In a medium saucepan, bring sugar, honey, and 1/3 cup water to a boil over high, stirring until sugar and honey are dissolved. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 300 degrees. Remove from heat, add baking soda, and whisk vigorously just until incorporated, 2 to 3 seconds.
• Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet (do not spread; it will flow out to fill sheet). Immediately sprinkle with seed mixture and flaky salt. Let cool completely. Break into pieces; serve. Brittle can be stored in an airtight container up to 1 week.