Progresso Tamale Parlor
  Authentic Mexican Food Recipes
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  "Serving Fine Mexican Food Since 1939"

  Pumpkin Flan Recipe

  1 1/3 cups sugar
  6 large eggs
  2 cups pumpkin puree
  3/4 teaspoon salt
  1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  dash of nutmeg
  2 cups heavy cream
  Cinnamon whipped cream as an accompaniment

  Combine 2/3 cup sugar with 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Stir 
  frequently until the sugar is dissolved and turns a deep brown caramel. Pour mixture into a 
  warm 2-quart glass loaf pan. Tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Let the caramel harden. 

  Beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin puree, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cream in a 
  medium bowl. Pour the custard into the loaf pan. Set the loaf pan in a deep baking pan, add 
  enough hot water to the baking pan to reach halfway up the sides of the loaf pan, and bake 
  the flan in the middle of a preheated moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 1 hour and 15 
  minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the flan cool and chill 
  it, covered, overnight. Run a thin knife around the edge of the loaf pan, invert a platter 
  over the pan, and invert the flan onto the platter. Cut flan into slices and serve with
  cinnamon flavored whipped cream.

  Yield: 8-10 servings
  Prep Time: 15 minutes
  Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  Difficulty: Easy