Name: Banana Leche Flan
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups flour; 1 cup packed brown sugar; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; ½ tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp cinnamon; 130 g butter; 2 large eggs; 1 ½ cups overripe bananas; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 10 egg yolks; 340 ml evaporated milk; 285 ml condensed milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp lemon zest; 10 tbsp granulated sugar

Prepare dry ingredients

1

In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, and cinnamon until well combined.

Mix wet ingredients

2

In a separate bowl, mix the brown sugar and butter together until creamy. Add the eggs and mix well.

Prepare the bananas

3

Mash the ripe bananas well and add to the brown sugar mixture. Mix well.

Make banana bread

4

Fold the flour mixture into the brown sugar and mix well. Add the vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Set aside.

Make caramel for flan

5

Caramelize the sugar in the loaf pan, cool slightly, and set aside.

Make flan

6

In a bowl beat the egg yolks, making sure there are no bubbles and the batter is lump-free. Add condensed and evaporated milk, vanilla extract, and lemon zest. Mix well.

Assemble

7

In a loaf pan, coat the bottom with a layer of caramel and allow to set. Strain the leche flan mixture into the pan, filling it up half full.

Add banana bread batter

8

Slowly add the banana bread batter to the top of the leche flan mixture.

Bake

9

Place pan in a larger shallow pan filled halfway with hot water as a Bain Marie. Place in the oven and bake at 160°C for about 45 minutes. Poke with a stick/toothpick. Take out pan when stick/toothpick comes out clean.