Vanilla Flan

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 325F.
2. 2
   In a small heavy saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
3. 3
   Boil syrup, without stirring, until golden caramel.
4. 4
   Pour caramel into a 1 1/2-quart souffle dish, tilting dish to coat bottom and some of side with caramel.
5. 5
   In a large bowl whisk together eggs, condensed milk, skim milk, and vanilla until smooth.
6. 6
   Pour mixture through a fine sieve into souffle dish.
7. 7
   Put dish in a baking pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up side of dish.
8. 8
   Bake flan in middle of oven 1 1/4 hours, or until just set but still trembles slightly.
9. 9
   (Flan will set as it cools.)
10. 10
    Remove flan from pan and cool in dish on a rack.
11. 11
    Chill flan, covered, until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
12. 12
    Dip dish in a baking pan of hot water 3 seconds.
13. 13
    Run a thin knife around edge of dish and invert flan onto plate.