Ulog No. 58: "My Leche Flan: An Epic Fail"

I decided to make Leche Flan so I could bring a dessert for our dinner at my Auntie's house tonight. Whilst I was making it, I received a phone call from my other Auntie who asked me to take her to Centrelink today. I said I was sorry I could not take her, and that she caught me at a bad time. I was in the middle of cooking for tonight's dinner. I intend to bring Leche Flan, Tocino, Special Fried Rice and the Coconut dish with Pumpkin, Green beans and Prawns.

By the way, Leche Flan is the Filipino version of caramel custard or crème caramel. It is one of the most famous and favourite desserts which Filipinos enjoy not only on Christmas and other important occasions but anytime throughout the year.

I have made Leche Flan before and it always turns out great. It's easy to prepare and cook. Sometimes I steam it, sometimes I bake it in the oven. This time, I decided to bake it.

How I Baked My Leche Flan:

Ingredients:
8 whole eggs
1 can condensed milk (375 g)
1 can evaporated milk (375 ml)
2 tsp vanilla extract

Prepare all the ingredients. ======>

For caramel:
1 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup water

1. Put 1 cup of sugar into a pan and add water. Bring to boil until caramelised. Remove from heat and pour into a shallow baking pan. Set aside.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 150^o Celsius.

2. Break the eggs and beat in a mixing bowl. Add condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla extract.

3. Beat all the ingredients with a hand-held mixer until mixture is smooth and well-combined.

4. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pans.

5. Place the pans in the preheated oven and bake for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, I marinated 1 kilo of pork with Tocino instant mix and then refrigerated it. I will have to cook it later. Then, I made myself busy looking for tablets on eBay (I know, I said I am not going to buy tablets from eBay anymore), then, at 30-minute mark, the leche flan was starting to smell really good from the oven. "Hmmm... I can't wait for it to be cooked," I thought to myself. At 40-minute mark, I went back to the kitchen to check on my leche flan.

6. I removed the leche flan from the oven without waiting for 1 hour to finish. Because the leche flan was already cooked. As a matter of fact, it was OVERCOOKED. Because I failed to remember to cover the baking pans with aluminium foil before placing them in the oven. I guess I was distracted, or there's just too many things going on in my mind. Excuses, excuses, excuses!!!! I was very disappointed with myself.

MY LECHE FLAN IS AN EPIC FAIL! WHAT A DISASTER!

Of course, I can't bring it to my Auntie's house. I will buy frozen desserts from the shop for desserts instead. Ice cream and cheesecake will be perfect in this 35^oC weather.

Oh well, I'll just have to try again and next time it will be a success! I will even post it on Steemit.