Flan Au Citron (Lemon Flan) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

100 g sugar
6 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon butter
4 eggs
700 ml milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 lemon, zest of

Preparation

Heat together 3 tbsp sugar and 3 tbsp water until golden brown. Pour into a well-buttered flan mould.
Beat the eggs with the remaining 3 tbsp sugar until thickened, then add the 100g sugar along with the milk, cornflour and lemon zest.
Mix well and pour into the flan mould.
Cook in a bain-marie for 45 minutes until the flan thickens and sets. Allow to cool completely then serve.