Strawberry Flan
- 2 sheets shortcrust pastry, thawed
- 13 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons arrowroot
- 1 dozen strawberry
- 1 egg
- 1 14 cups milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 14 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- Grease a 4x10cm flan tin.Cut pastry sheets in half and line tins.
- Trim edges.
- Cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Cover pastry with baking paper.
- Fill with rice.
- Cook in 190C oven for 10 minutes Remove rice and paper.
- Cook for another 10 minute Cool.
- To make the filling, beat egg with 1/4 cup milk.
- Add yolks, plain flour, cornflour and sugar.
- Beat till thick.
- Boil remaining milk in pan.
- Slowly beat hot milk into egg mixture till smooth.
- Return mixture to pan.
- Whisk over fire until boiling and thick.
- Remove.
- Stir in vanilla essence.
- Leave to cool.
- Stir juice and arrowroot over fire until mixture boils and thickened.
- Pour filling into pastry cases.
- Add strawberries.
- Brush with orange glaze.
shortcrust pastry, orange juice, arrowroot, strawberry, egg, milk, egg yolks, cornflour, caster sugar, vanilla essence
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-flan-286362 (may not work)