Butternut Squash Flan Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH FLAN WITH PARMESAN SAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Roast squash, cut sides down, in a lightly oiled shallow baking pan until neck is tender, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Cool squash to warm.
• Butter an 8- by 2-inch round cake pan. Line bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper and butter paper.
• Scoop flesh from squash, discarding skin, and purée in a food processor until smooth, about 45 seconds. Put 2 cups purée in a bowl, then whisk in whole eggs, 1 cup half-and-half, 2 tablespoons cheese, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper until combined.
• Pour squash mixture into cake pan and bake in a water bath until just set and a wooden pick or skewer comes out almost clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from water bath and cool flan in pan on a rack 15 minutes. Invert a flat plate over flan, then invert flan onto plate and carefully remove parchment.
• Meanwhile, bring whole sage leaves and remaining cup half-and-half just to a simmer in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then remove from heat and let steep, covered, 10 minutes.
• Remove sage, carefully squeezing leaves to extract liquid, and discard leaves.
• Whisk yolks into half-and-half and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sauce is thick enough to coat back of spoon and registers 170 to 175°F on thermometer, about 4 minutes (do not let boil).
• Immediately pour sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then add remaining 1/2 cup cheese and chopped sage, stirring until cheese is melted. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Cut flan into wedges with a thin knife, wiping knife clean after each slice. Serve flan with sauce.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CREME FLAN WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 cup sugar & 1/4 cup water to a boil, swirling until it turn a rich tea bown.
• Pour browned sugar mixture into 1 quart casserole or individual molds.
• Puree the mashed squash, using a blender,.
• Beat eggs & yolks then beat in to brownsugar, salt,spices & squash.
• Bring milk & cream to a boil and add in a stream, very slowly to egg-squash mix. Beating all the time.
• Pour mixtgure into the carmel-lined mold and place in a deep large pan.pour boiling water halfway to pan sides,bake 50 minute ( or until skewere comes out clean),in a preheated 325 degree oven.
• Remove mold from water and chill for 3 hours.
• To unmold; run a knife around the ege and dip bottom of mold in hot water, turn molds upside down on serving plate.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Line large-rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick liner.
• Place squash cut-side down on baking sheet and roast until completely tender when pierced with knife, 40 to 50 minutes. When cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh, discarding skin, and measure 1 1/2 cups into food processor. (Reserve remainder for another use.)
• Scrape squash flesh from its skin, place 1 1/2 cups in food processor, and set aside.
• In double boiler or metal bowl, pour warm milk over pan of simmering water until until steaming, add to squash in processor and purée until very smooth, 1 to 3 minutes. Add egg whites, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and process until smooth, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Divide batter evenly among 18 (3-ounce) or 9 (5-ounce) ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in large roasting pan and add enough hot water to pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins. Cover entire pan with foil and bake until flans are set in the middle, 22 to 25 minutes for 3-ounce ramekins or 32 to 35 minutes for 5-ounce ramekins.
• Transfer roasting pan to cooling rack and let flans rest in water, uncovered, until room temperature, then remove ramekins from water and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 3 hours.
• Serve flans in ramekins, or slide flexible knife around side of each ramekin, pulling up slightly from bottom to break seal, then cover with dessert plate and invert to unmold. Garnish with fruit and mint sprigs and serve.