December 05, 2021
Hosting with Good Eats
Had Gemma’s sister, sister’s husband, and nieces over on Friday night and decided
to incorporate some season 3 recipes into the weekend. For dessert on Friday I
made the Flandango for everyone.
![cooked flans](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLWXIr0T4vcrmepZgRVxpvMGfueV7Ijc3-pgPLgy61Rrh4-6Pt-ZSNNnu_hh3JFehQ2DoR20KkHFcYkb2LO2l4fKPGZUotwe-ZtoVZoC3nlyEIQuMC3cqJV-Tq3fC9cC-a-sWdJ1GmDgdSiVMBWa4Jh5=w600-no?authuser=0)
Like most of the desserts so far, it was the first time I’ve attempted it, and was
a little nervous, but they were awesome. Used caramel, chocolate, and raspberry-apricot
preserves as the toppings. Next time, I’ll cool them in the fridge before serving.
![chocolate flan](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLWo8RtRV9whqMGjunQm_sZM_Yq3gAGaEFJfOyg5likHCYLtYR8eKsaf4Kq3nNJnHpAD5MR8e_axOGPDwDwU60RkmpN38pOp-8rO6Jr0G4X33U5AXYcn4CSGmJyhuskeB-zveDW1cHmt7L7xvAzChp61=w400?authuser=0)
Saturday morning I made up a couple batches of the
“Instant” Pancake Mix – one batch used regular AP flour
and the other used gluten free AP flour.
![pancake cookin setup](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLXOakWiBK490JxFUwjfN4qvgm7sdk-FYT27y5YIevCcTb7azVbv6bAHScGPfvVVYWTpl5u1ikaCZFZZIiDW2sCIgVjTww8xIhakDzpUSNjP-rFS-TbtCcwcjj3XXeQfDjw30a78u2Tbnme37wf6QAfA=w400-no?authuser=0)
Both types of pancakes came out great – we even had a bunch left over to freeze
and eat later.
![GF and regular cakes](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLUU2-aAY_Tv29xXqVPD0n6l3h0Tt4Ot77neU2Lpny7kMda5jmBH_v4CEwwwo0pXFjaipMWzVHUiE3wv3FhybensxN23ahL1fXeHYNnonTNGWA6UGQNF2iNlD8W56ozsVE1-ID_SYXTc2sOoeg4F0c05=w600-no?authuser=0)
Flandango
- Crowd: 4/5
- Ease: 3/5
- Used caramel (4), chocolate sauce (2) and apricot-raspberry preserves (2) for the various toppings. Caramel was the clear winner.
- Didn't catch this in the recipe, but probably should have popped them all into the fridge for a bit before serving, because the cooled ones were way better than the slightly warm ones we first ate.
"Instant" Pancake Mix
- Crowd: 4/5
- Ease: 3/5
- Made two 2-cup batches (one third of the recipe) but used gluten free AP flour for one of them.
- Probably needed to increase the amount of baking powder in the gluten free one to get a better rise.
- Thinned out the non-gluten-free batter a little with 2-3 tablespoons of milk.