Tortino di Pecorino III

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter, for greasing 6 eggs
• 2 1⁄4 cups heavy cream
• 1 3⁄4 cups grated Pecorino Romano Boiling water, for baking

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 300°. Grease six 6-oz. ramekins with butter and place in a 9" x 13" baking dish; set aside. Whisk eggs in a bowl until frothy. Add cream, pecorino, salt, and pepper; whisk until smooth and pour into prepared ramekins. Pour boiling water into baking dish to come halfway up sides of ramekins; bake until golden brown and slightly puffed, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Divide reserved sauce between 6 shallow bowls; invert 1 flan into center of each bowl.