Recipe: Flan

Name: Flan
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: This is one of the oldest French dessert recipe. The recipe that I am giving you, here, is a basic recipe, feel free to let your imagination wander and experiment.; Flan recipe for 6 people: 500g (17.75 oz) short crust pastry; 90g (3.2 oz) plain flour; 220g (7.75 oz) caster sugar; 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar; 6 whole eggs; 80cl (3.4 cups) milk; 20g (0.7 oz) melted butter; 1 pinch of salt

By chef patrick Asfaux ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9/5 (33 reviews) Desserts

Prep 15 min

Cook 35 min

Total 50 min

Servings 6 serv.

Ce dessert est un des plus anciens desserts français et il reste toujours très apprécié

Recette Flan - Chef Patrick Asfaux — Photo: © Asfaux Patrick - A.F.Touch

Ingredients for 6 servings

This is one of the oldest French dessert recipe. The recipe that I am giving you, here, is a basic recipe, feel free to let your imagination wander and experiment.

Flan recipe for 6 people:

500g (17.75 oz) short crust pastry
90g (3.2 oz) plain flour
220g (7.75 oz) caster sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar
6 whole eggs
80cl (3.4 cups) milk
20g (0.7 oz) melted butter
1 pinch of salt

Step-by-step directions

1 Start your oven at 180C/ 356F.

2 Roll down your dough, prick it with a fork and line a tart mold with it. set aside in the fridge.

3 In a bowl, place the flour and the sugars (caster and vanilla). Add the beaten eggs with the salt, the melted butter, mix well. When this is done, whisk in the cold milk. Make sure that they are no lumps.

4 Fill up the mold lined with the dough, with the egg-milk mixture. Bake for 30 minutes.

If you notice that your flan is starting to burn, cover it with some tin foil.

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