FRUIT FLAN

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Provided by mrsddiggyboo

Time 1h10m

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 oz of plain flour
4 oz of butter
2 oz of sugar
1 pint of milk
1 vanilla pod seeds removed
2 oz of corn flour
2 oz custard powder
1 egg
and a selection of fruit of your choice
stock syrup
2 oz sugar
pint water

Steps:

rub flour and fat together untill resembles bread crumbs
then add sugar if you have no caster sugar cream the granulated sugar into the butter then add the flour bring together to a soft paste , do not need pastry requires little effort . let pastry rest for 15 mins in cling film in the fridge
once rested line a greased flan case put a peice of cling film over the top and fill with baking beans or lentils and bake till golden brown . put milk on the hob with vanilla pod and seeds and start to boil , mean while cut your selected fruit and if using bananas toss in lemon juice to prevent browning
mix corn flour custard powder and the egg together till pale then strain your scorching milk over the mix and beat quickley and hard , then put back in the pan return to the heat whilst whisking once it resembles a thick glue remove from heat .and spread inside your flan case
leave to cool for a while till set then decorate your flan with the fruit
make a stock syrup from 2 oz of sugar and a pint of water on the heat till resembles wall paper paste carefully using a pastry brush or ladle cover all the fruit leave to set and serve