Lemon-Anise Flan

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups whole milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons aniseed
• ¼ cup water
• ¾ teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• + 3 more ingredients
• • ¹/₈ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs

Stir sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 10 minutes. Quickly pour caramel into eigh...

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