Flan is one of those desserts that always seems difficult to make—caramel and custards, eek!—but it’s really quite easy. The silky custard is sweet, slightly jiggly and full of caramel ...

As soon as the caramel is ready, pour it carefully into a 1.5 litre/2¾ pint non-stick ridged flan tin. (Do not use a loose-bottomed flan tin for this) Holding the tin with an oven cloth ...