Leche Flan

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1. 1Step 1: Have a steamer ready that can fit your llaneras or baking tin. There's no need to grease a llanera or your baking tin.
2. 2Step 2: Whisk eggs with the condensed milk, evaporated milk and vanilla (or place in blender and blend until smooth or Thermomix for 15 seconds, speed #5). Cut calamansis or limes in half and squeeze out the juice and seeds (use juice for another recipe). Add the spent citrus skins into the egg mixture and allow to steep while you make the caramel.
3. 3Step 3: Add 50g/1.7ozs of golden syrup to each llanera and tilt to spread to the sides. Alternatively you can make the caramel from scratch. Heat sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan on medium high heat and allow it to become caramelised tilting the pan to evenly cook the sugar. Divide the caramel evenly among the llaneras.
4. 4Step 4: Strain the egg mixture through a metal strainer, leaving behind any egg white and calamansi/lime skins. You should have around 1.3 litres or 1.4 quarts of custard which is enough for 5 llaneras. Pour around 1 cup of the strained egg mixture into each llanera mould over the caramel leaving a little gap to avoid spillage.
5. 5Step 5: Cover with foil and pinch the sides to secure. Place in the steamer and steam at 100C/212F and use a gentle simmer (low to medium heat) to maintain steady, gentle steam for around 30-35 minutes or until the centre is set. Cool and chill.
6. 6Step 6: Leche flan can also be baked in a water bath in the oven (it's very important to make this in a water bath for the best texture). Preheat oven to 150C/300F fan forced or 170C/338F conventional and cover the filled llaneras with foil. Place in a deep baking tray an inch apart. Pour hot water from a recently boiled kettle halfway up the sides and bake for 30 minutes or until the centre is no longer liquid.
7. 7Step 7: Run a knife around the edge of the leche flan to loosen the custard. Place on a serving plate and turn upside down. Gently press down on the centre of the llanera to 'burp' aka release it and remove the llanera - the flan should slide straight out.