Assorted Fruit Flan Recipe
- 2 Tbsp. plain flour
- 2 tsp corn flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp. castor sugar
- 1 x egg yolk
- 300 ml lowfat milk
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 tsp vanilla essence Canned mandarin orange segments Strawberries Kiwi fruit Apricot glaze
- Method:For pastry: See belowFor preparing custard filling: Combine flour, corn flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl.
- Add in a little lowfat milk into the egg yolk and beat lightly with a hand whisk.
- Add in a little lowfat milk to the combined dry ingredients and mix well.
- Stir egg yolk mix and remaining lowfat milk into the flour mix.
- Strain the mix into a double boiler pot and add butter.
- Keep stirring the mix constantly till it takes on a thick custard consistency.
- Add in vanilla essence and mix well.
- Remove custard from heat and leave to cold completely before use.
- For assembling fruit flan: Brush inside of baked pastry case lightly with apricot jam.
- Fill with custard filling.
- Arrange fruits in any desired pattern.
- Glaze fruits with apricot gel.
- Refrigeratefruit flan in the refrigerator till serving time.
- Apricot Gel Glaze Ingredients:2 tbsp apricot jam1 tbsp water
- Method:Combine well then stir over low heat to dissolve the jam.
- Strain the jam mix and use immediately.
- Footnote: Grease flan tin well before use.
- (For Assorted Fruit Flan)
- Shortcrust Pastry (pate sucree)
- 225g plain flour120g cool butter1 egg yolk3 tbsp castor sugar3-4 tbsp ice-cool water
- Method:For pastry: Sift flour into a large mixing bowl; add in sugar and combine.
- Grate cool butter into flour mix with a grater.
- Work lightly with your fingertips, rubbing together the butter and flour till the mix resembles breadcrumbs.
- (You will find this easier to achieve if you work with your fingers raised above the bowl.)
- Add in egg yolk and mix lightly.
- Stir in water, mix with a palette knife till mix begins to bind together.
- Don't add in more liquid than necessary.
- Knead very lightly on a floured surface till pastry is smooth.
- Pat pastry into a ball; flatten slightly.
- Wrap in plastic food wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 min to rest before using.
- Dust rolling pin lightly with flour, roll the chilled pastry out on a lightly floured board.
- (Keep turning the pastry around so it would not stick to the board or possibly tabletop.)
- Roll pastry to l/4cm thick and large sufficient to cover a 22cm flan tin.
- Transfer the pastry by rolling it carefully round the rolling pin.
- Place the rolling pin on one side of the tin; gently unroll.
- Ease the pastry gently into the tin and press into the corners of the tin.
- Trim the edges neatly with a palette knife.
- Prick pastry base with a fork.
- Refrigeratewell for 15 to 30 min.
- Line pastry top with tracing paper and fill with some beans or possibly rice.
- Blind bake pastry case in a preheated oven at 190 C for 15 min.
- Remove beans and paper and bake for a further 15 to 20 min or possibly till golden brown.
flour, flour, salt, castor sugar, egg yolk, milk, butter, vanilla
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/assorted-fruit-flan-71233 (may not work)