Fruit Flan
This delightful fruit flan recipe is a feast for both the eyes and the taste buds. With a rich buttery crust and a velvety custard filling infused with the fragrant essence of vanilla, it is a luxurious dessert that is both elegant and delicious. Topped with a vibrant assortment of fresh fruit and a glossy glaze made from a sweet stock syrup, this flan is a true showstopper sure to impress guests and loved ones alike.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 8 oz of plain flour
- 4 oz of butter
- 2 oz of sugar
- 1 pint of milk
- 1 vanilla pod seeds removed
- 2 oz of corn flour
- 2 oz custard powder
- 1 egg
- and a selection of fruit of your choice
- stock syrup
- 2 oz sugar
- pint water
Instructions
- rub flour and fat together untill resembles bread crumbs
- then add sugar if you have no caster sugar cream the granulated sugar into the butter then add the flour bring together to a soft paste , do not need pastry requires little effort . let pastry rest for 15 mins in cling film in the fridge
- once rested line a greased flan case put a peice of cling film over the top and fill with baking beans or lentils and bake till golden brown . put milk on the hob with vanilla pod and seeds and start to boil , mean while cut your selected fruit and if using bananas toss in lemon juice to prevent browning
- mix corn flour custard powder and the egg together till pale then strain your scorching milk over the mix and beat quickley and hard , then put back in the pan return to the heat whilst whisking once it resembles a thick glue remove from heat .and spread inside your flan case
- leave to cool for a while till set then decorate your flan with the fruit
- make a stock syrup from 2 oz of sugar and a pint of water on the heat till resembles wall paper paste carefully using a pastry brush or ladle cover all the fruit leave to set and serve
Yield
Serves 6
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