Week 25- International dinner recipe

 

Recipe for Flan Pâtissier (Parisian)

1. Ingredients

   For the base
   200 grams short crust or puff pastry

   For the Custard Filling
   500 ml milk
   125 ml pure cream
   100 grams egg yolks (4 large egg yolks approx.)
   1 vanilla pod
   120 grams caster sugar
   50 grams cornstarch/flour

   Method

   In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together until they turn a creamy color. Then add the corn flour/starch and mix.

   Put the milk , cream, and vanilla pod (split open, making sure you scrap the beans out) in a saucepan and bring it to the boil over a medium/high heat.

   When the milk reaches boiling point turn the heat off and remove the vanilla pod. Pour the milk over the egg mix. Do this a little bit at a time while whisking gently but continuously.

   Pour all the mix you just made back into the saucepan. Turn the heat on medium-high and bring to the boil while stirring continuously. The mixture will quickly thicken and then needs to be turned down to low and cooked for about 5 minutes as you gently whisk it.

   Pour the custard into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to the touch (meaning your plastic wrap has to be in contact with the custard to avoid a crust forming on top). Let the custard completely cool in the fridge.

   Prepare the tin by coating it with a little bit of butter then lightly dust it with flour to stop the pastry sticking. Carefully press the pastry into the tin.

   Whisk the custard to make it more workable. Tip it into the pastry tin and flatten the top with a spatula to make sure the surface is even.

   Bake the flan at Gas Mark 4/180˚Celsius/350F for 35 minutes (or until a golden crust has formed on top).

   Leave it to cool completely before serving.

   Bon appetit!

    

 Sources:

https://triinuvosueng.blogspot.com/2018/09/cake-from-estonian-bisquits-with.html

https://turkishstylecooking.com/lahmacun-recipe.html

https://thegoodlifefrance.com/recipe-for-flan-patissier-parisian/

https://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2012/08/estonian-cookie-cake-kupsisetort.htmlhttps://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2012/08/estonian-cookie-cake-kupsisetort.html