Parisian Flan
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 6 3/8 tablespoons sugar
- 7 tablespoons butter
- 3 3/8 tablespoons milk
- 3 egg yolks
- grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/16 cups whole milk
- 7/8 cup heavy cream or equal doses of whole milk, but the heavy cream gives a velvety consistency and a much better result overall
- 15/16 cup cornstarch
- 2 1/8 tablespoons butter
- 1 2/3 cups powdered sugar
- 5 egg yolks + 2 whole eggs
- 1 vanilla bean
- Preheat the oven to 190C.
- Begin preparing the dough by kneading the butter, sugar, egg yolks, grated lemon peel, and the vanilla.
- Add the flour and the milk and continue kneading.
- Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes in a cool place, but do not refrigerate.
- Roll out the dough and place it in a 23 centimeter pie plate.
- Refrigerate for approximately 30 minutes and then make some holes in the crust with a fork.
- Bake the pie crust for 10 minutes on the lower rack with a wax paper pouch filled with rice and beans or nuts. The wax paper should be wet and wrung out.
- Place the cornstarch and the sugar in a large saucepan and add the 750 grams of cold milk.
- Place the saucepan on the stove on low heat until the cream thickens.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the heavy cream, the vanilla bean, the butter, and, very delicately, add the eggs, so they do not curdle.
- Pour the cream into the pie crust and bake at 180C for approximately 30 to 35 minutes (depending on the oven).
- Cool the flan and then refrigerate it, so it can set completely.
flour, sugar, butter, milk, egg yolks, lemon peel, vanilla, milk, heavy cream, cornstarch, butter, powdered sugar, egg yolks , vanilla bean
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Parisian-Flan-531812 (may not work)