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Flan pâtissier vanille
Vanilla flan pâtissier (French custard tart)
⏱ 70 minServes 8Medium300 kcal
A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.
01 — Ingredients8 servings
1pie crust (250 g / 9 oz)
750 ml (3 cups)milk
4eggs
150 g (5 oz)sugar
80 g (3 oz)cornstarch
2 clovesvanilla beans, split
- 1 pie crust (250 g / 9 oz)
- 750 ml (3 cups) milk
- 4 eggs
- 150 g (5 oz) sugar
- 80 g (3 oz) cornstarch
- 2 cloves vanilla beans, split
Quantities scaled for — some (egg, lemon, garlic…) are rounded to what’s practical.
Serves 8. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.
03 — Method
- Line the cake pan with the pastry, bringing it well up the sides, and chill.Making it from scratch? See the shortcrust pastry — ≈ 15 min
- Heat the milk with the vanilla beans for 5 minutes.
- Whisk the eggs with the sugar and cornstarch, then whisk in the strained hot milk.
- Return to the pan and cook gently for 5 minutes, whisking, until thick.
- Pour into the crust and smooth.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40 minutes until browned and slightly wobbly. Cool before serving.
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