Ingredients
Sugar Pastry
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2 Cups All Purpose Flour
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2/3 Cups Butter
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1/3 Cup Sugar
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1 Egg
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Pinch of Salt
Pastry Cream
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4 Egg Yolks
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1/2 Cup Sugas
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2/3 Cup All Purpose Flour
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100g Milk
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1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
Fruit Flan
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Sugar Pastry
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Pastry Cream
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2 Kiwis
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1/2 Pint Strawberries
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1/2 Pint Raspberries
How to Prepare
Sugar Pastry
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In a mixing bowl cream together the butter, sugar and salt with a paddle attachment until it is smooth and creamy. (5 minutes)
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Scrape the bowl. Add the egg and the flour and beat until fully absorbed and the mixture is light and fluffy (approx. 5 minutes). Then wrap and chill before use
Pastry Cream
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Combine the egg yolk, flour and sugar together. Stir to combine - make sure there are no lumps.
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Add the 50g milk and mix to a smooth consistency. Set aside.
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Add the rest of the milk and the vanilla into a pot and bring to a boil. Slowly poor the milk into the yolk mixture a little at a time to prevent cooking the eggs.
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Return the mix back to the heat and cook until it becomes thick and bubbles for about 1 minute.
Fruit Flan
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Line a ring mold with sugar pastry and blind bake or dock until it is golden brown.
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Blind bake - line the shell with beans and bake
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Dock - pierce with a fork all around to prevent it from puffing up
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Remove the shell from the oven and allow it to cool completely.
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Fill the shell with the warm pastry cream
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Now you can decorate the flan with fresh fruit
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Coat with mirror glaze.