Recipe : Parisian Flan

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Ingredients

• Pastry dough:
  
• 1 cup and 1 tablespoon (150g) of flour
  
• 1/3 cup (75g) butter
  
• 2 tablespoons (30g) water
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• Flan:
  
• 1/3 cup (80g) sugar
  
• 2/3 cup (80g) flour
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 2 cups (1/2 liter) of milk
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  
• 1 pinch of salt

Cookware

• One 8 x 1.5 inch (20 x 4cm) cake pan
  
• 1 bowl
  
• 1 wire rack

Preparation

1. Prepare the pastry dough: Mix the flour, salt and butter (cut into pieces) together. Add water and knead briskly. Shape into a ball and flatten with the palm of your hand. Fold dough into quarters and let stand in a cool place for about 20 minutes
   
2. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C)
   
3. In a bowl, work together the 3 whole eggs with 1/3 cup (80g) sugar, the vanilla sugar and a pinch of salt until the mixture whitens. Gradually mix in 2/3 cup (80g) flour, then the half liter of cold milk until you obtain a smooth mixture
   
4. Cover the baking pan with a thin layer of dough and pour the mixture on top
   
5. Place in the oven and cook for 55 minutes to an hour at 400°F (200°C)
   
6. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack (so that the bottom of the pie does not soften)
   
7. Serve cold.

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Final Thoughts

This is the "classic" flan recipe on a pastry crust; it gives you a taste that fills you up and may bring back memories for some ...

Variation: you can also use a custard powder/mix from the store (a mix of cornstarch, vanilla ...) to make flan ~~~like at the bakery~~~. Parisian Flan with preparation-pour-flans

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