Baked Apple and Cheese Flan Recipe
Ingredients
| Cheese pastry | ||
| Flour | 4 Ounce | |
| Pinch salt, cayenne pepper and baking powder | ||
| Butter | 1 1/2 Ounce | |
| 2 oz. Cheddar cheese, finely grated cold water to bind | ||
| 8 oz. cooking apples | ||
| Cheddar Cheese | 2 Ounce, diced (Filling) | |
| Granulated Sugar | 1/2 Ounce (Filling) | |
| Nutmeg | 1/2 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Little egg white or milk | ||
| 1/2 teaspoon Cheddar to glaze cheese, finely grated | ||
Directions
Sieve flour, salt, cayenne pepper and baking powder.
Rub in butter.
Add grated cheese and sufficient cold water to bind.
Leave to stand in a cool place.
Peel, core, quarter and slice apples, and mix with diced cheese, sugar and nutmeg.
Roll out pastry to an 8-inch square.
Cut six 1/2-inch strips off one side, and keep for latticing; use rest of pastry as base of flan.
Lift on to baking tray.
Spread filling over centre of this strip and fold over 3/4-inch of pastry on each side.
Place diagonal strips of pastry 1/2-inch apart down the length of the flan.
Glaze top of flan with egg white or milk, and sprinkle with very finely grated cheese.
Bake in centre of a moderately hot oven (400°F - Gas Mark 5) for 25-30 minutes.
Serve hot or cold.
Rub in butter.
Add grated cheese and sufficient cold water to bind.
Leave to stand in a cool place.
Peel, core, quarter and slice apples, and mix with diced cheese, sugar and nutmeg.
Roll out pastry to an 8-inch square.
Cut six 1/2-inch strips off one side, and keep for latticing; use rest of pastry as base of flan.
Lift on to baking tray.
Spread filling over centre of this strip and fold over 3/4-inch of pastry on each side.
Place diagonal strips of pastry 1/2-inch apart down the length of the flan.
Glaze top of flan with egg white or milk, and sprinkle with very finely grated cheese.
Bake in centre of a moderately hot oven (400°F - Gas Mark 5) for 25-30 minutes.
Serve hot or cold.
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