Apple Lattice Flan Recipe
I found out an amazing way to use apple by making apple lattice flan. The marriage of the irresistible flavors of apple with other ingredients is the secret to this apple lattice flan. It is generally eaten as a tasty dessert. If you love this apple lattice flan recipe, do share it with your friends.
Ingredients
Pastry:
3 cups (450 g) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (150 g) margarine, cut in small pieces
2 tablespoons (25 g) sugar
About 2/3 cup (150 ml) ice water
Filling:
2 lbs. (1 kg) cooking apples
Grated peel and juice of 1 lemon
Generous 1/2 cup (120 g) sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup (100 g) raisins
1 cup (100 g) chopped hazelnuts
1 egg yolk, beaten
Glaze:
1/3 cup (100 g) apricot jam
Scant 1 cup (100 g) powdered sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
To make pastry, sift flour and salt into a large bowl.
Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in margarine evenly.
Lightly mix in sugar and enough ice water to make a dough.
Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
To make filling, peel and core apples.
Chop apples coarsely; place in a large bowl.
Mix in lemon peel and juice, sugar, cinnamon, raisins and hazelnuts.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
On a floured surface, roll out three-fourths of dough to fit a 15-1/2x10-1/2-inch (39x27-cm) cake pan.
Place dough in pan without stretching.
Spread apple mixture over pastry shell.
Roll out remaining dough, cut into thin strips and arrange over flan in a lattice pattern.
Brush with egg yolk.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes.
Cool in pan.
To make glaze, warm jam; brush over warm pastry.
Blend powdered sugar and lemon juice.
Drizzle glaze over lattice.
Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in margarine evenly.
Lightly mix in sugar and enough ice water to make a dough.
Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
To make filling, peel and core apples.
Chop apples coarsely; place in a large bowl.
Mix in lemon peel and juice, sugar, cinnamon, raisins and hazelnuts.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
On a floured surface, roll out three-fourths of dough to fit a 15-1/2x10-1/2-inch (39x27-cm) cake pan.
Place dough in pan without stretching.
Spread apple mixture over pastry shell.
Roll out remaining dough, cut into thin strips and arrange over flan in a lattice pattern.
Brush with egg yolk.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes.
Cool in pan.
To make glaze, warm jam; brush over warm pastry.
Blend powdered sugar and lemon juice.
Drizzle glaze over lattice.
