Vanilla Bean Flan

When it comes to baking, unfortunately, that skill was not passes down to me but my vanilla bean flan is fool proof. 

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean 

1 can of condensed milk

1 can of evaporated milk

6 eggs

For the caramel sauce:

1 1/2 cup of sugar

1 cup of water

Before you start, add the sugar and the water into a sauce pan a put over high heat. Let the mixture boil until it reaches a golden brown (it should take about 7-8 minutes. While your caramel sauce is getting ready, add the eggs and the condensed and evaporated milk and vanilla bean in a mixing bowl. Vanilla beans can be tricky if you don't know what you are doing but once you know, it's as easy as pie. What you want from the vanilla bean are the tiny pods inside With a knife, split it down the middle, length wise. with your knife scrape out the pods. with a hand mixer blend the ingredients together until combined very well. 

Once the sauce gets the golden brown color, coat an entire pie pan with it. Next pour in the egg and milk mixture. Place the pie pan in a larger pan with water in it but don't let the water get into the mixture. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for about 45-60 minutes. The way you know the flan is done is by sticking a knife in it. If the knife comes out clean, its done. To serve, place a larger serving plate on top of the pie pan. Invert and chill in the refrigerator. Serve when ready.