Creamy Rice Flan Recipe
Ingredients
Generous 1/2 cup (100 g) short-grain rice
1-1/4 cups (300 ml) milk
1 cup (250 ml) whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
1/2 (17-1/4-oz., 489-g) pkg. frozen puff pastry, thawed
2 eggs plus 2 egg yolks
Scant 1/4 cup (40 g) chopped mixed candied peel
1/4 cup (50 g) chopped red and yellow candied cherries
1/4 cup (25 g) chopped almonds
1/3 cup (50 g) raisins
Powdered sugar, sifted
Directions
Put rice, milk, half-and-half, salt and 3 tablespoons (40 g) granulated sugar into a medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover pan and simmer 25 to 30 minutes or until rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid.
Cool.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
On a floured surface, roll out puff pastry dough to fit a 9-inch (23-cm) flan tin with a removable bottom.
Place dough in tin without stretching.
Bake blind, 10 minutes.
Beat eggs and 1 egg yolk into cooled rice mixture.
Stir in can died peel.
Spread half the mixture in pastry shell.
Stir candied cherries, almonds and raisins into remaining mixture.
Add to flan; smooth the surface.
Beat remaining egg yolk and granulated sugar in a small bowl; pour over filling.
Bake flan 25 minutes or until top is golden.
Cool slightly in tin.
Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Sprinkle cooled flan with powdered sugar.
Reduce heat; cover pan and simmer 25 to 30 minutes or until rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid.
Cool.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
On a floured surface, roll out puff pastry dough to fit a 9-inch (23-cm) flan tin with a removable bottom.
Place dough in tin without stretching.
Bake blind, 10 minutes.
Beat eggs and 1 egg yolk into cooled rice mixture.
Stir in can died peel.
Spread half the mixture in pastry shell.
Stir candied cherries, almonds and raisins into remaining mixture.
Add to flan; smooth the surface.
Beat remaining egg yolk and granulated sugar in a small bowl; pour over filling.
Bake flan 25 minutes or until top is golden.
Cool slightly in tin.
Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Sprinkle cooled flan with powdered sugar.