French Food Friday...Flan Parisien

photo and recipe from here

This week's recipe is a favorite of mine and something that I often buy when we stop at a boulangerie.

French Boyfriend is not a fan but for those of you that like a custard type flan, you will love this...

For the pate brisee:

2 1/4 cups flour

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 egg yolk

3 tablespoons milk

For the flan patissier:

3  cup milk

1/2 cup water

4 eggs

1 3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/2 vanilla bean (seeds only)

apricot jam for glazing (optional)

• For the pate brisee:

• Sift the flour in a large bowl.
• In another bowk, mix the butter with a spatula to a creamy consistency. Add the salt, sugar and egg yolk and mix well. Add the milk and mix.
• Add the flour to the butter mixture and mix with your hands until you obtain a dough with smooth consistency.
• Wrap it in cling wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

• For the flan Parisien:

• Butter an 8-inch wide & 1 1/4-inch tall pie dish.
• Roll out the pate brisee and line the pie dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350’F
• Combine the milk, water and vanilla in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, the sugar and the cornstarch. Add the mixture to the hot milk in a steady stream while whisking. Keep whisking until the mixture thickens and starts to boil. Remove from the heat.
• Let the custard cool for 10 minutes before pouring it in the pie dish.
• Bake for 1 hour, until set and brown on top. Cool and refrigerate overnight. Glaze with apricot jam.

bon appétit, Leeann x