Parisian-Style Flan

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 1 | Cook: 45min
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Parisian-style flan is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the poultry category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 250 g flour
  • 125 g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 50 g sugar
  • Salt
  • butter (for the pan)
  • 1 l milk
  • 50 g vanilla sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 150 g sugar
  • 125 g cornstarch
  • 300 ml whipping cream

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Sift the flour onto a dough board or into a large bowl. Add the butter in chunks. Whisk the egg. Add the sugar, whisked egg and a pinch of salt and quickly knead everything into a dough. Cover the dough and let it rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.

  2. 2.

    Roll out the dough and line the greased baking pan with it, shaping a rim about 3 cm high. Place back in the fridge to chill again.

  3. 3.

    Bring the milk with vanilla sugar to a boil. For the custard whisk the eggs with sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the cream. Then pour the boiled milk into the mixture in a thin stream while stirring continuously. Return everything to the pot and stir until creamy. Spread onto the dough base and smooth the surface. Let cool.

  4. 4.

    Preheat the oven to 200 °C fan.

  5. 5.

    Bake the flan in the oven for about 30 minutes until golden brown, and if desired activate the grill function during the last 5 minutes.