Strawberry Flan Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time15 Min
Ready In45 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings6
Ingredients
| Rich shortcrust pastry to fit an 8"-9" flan ring | ||
| Strawberries | 400 Gram (Filling:) | |
| 1 tsp gelatine dissolved in 4 tsp water | ||
| 600 ml Limca or any lime-based soda | ||
| Juice of 1/2 lime | ||
| 1 tbsp castor sugar | ||
| Salt | 1 Pinch (Filling:) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F
2. Grease a 9-inch flan ring or tart tin with oil or butter.
3. Wash the strawberries and pat dry.
4. Slice into half lengthwise
MAKING
5. On a flour dusted surface, roll the pastry into a 9 inch circle and line the flan ring.
6. Fill the pastry shell with beans and place in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until lightly browned
7. Remove the pastry shell from ring and place on a wire rack to cool complete.
8. In a glass bowl, combine the dissolved gelatin with Limca, lemon juice, salt and sugar, stirring until well dissolved.
9. Chill over a bowl of ice, stirring after ever 5 minutes with a metal spoon, so that the gelatin does not settle to the bottom.
10. Add the strawberries to the semi set jelly and mix gently and continue to chill over ice, folding the jelly occasionally to keep the strawberries well distributed.
FINALIZING
11. Lightly grease sides of flan ring with oil and return pastry to ring.
12. Turn the semi-set strawberry jelly into the pastry shell and spread evenly.
13. Place the flan in the refrigerator until the jelly has set.
SERVING
14. Unmould the flan carefully from ring and place on a serving platter or pastry stand.
15. Slice into wedges.
16. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if you like.
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F
2. Grease a 9-inch flan ring or tart tin with oil or butter.
3. Wash the strawberries and pat dry.
4. Slice into half lengthwise
MAKING
5. On a flour dusted surface, roll the pastry into a 9 inch circle and line the flan ring.
6. Fill the pastry shell with beans and place in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until lightly browned
7. Remove the pastry shell from ring and place on a wire rack to cool complete.
8. In a glass bowl, combine the dissolved gelatin with Limca, lemon juice, salt and sugar, stirring until well dissolved.
9. Chill over a bowl of ice, stirring after ever 5 minutes with a metal spoon, so that the gelatin does not settle to the bottom.
10. Add the strawberries to the semi set jelly and mix gently and continue to chill over ice, folding the jelly occasionally to keep the strawberries well distributed.
FINALIZING
11. Lightly grease sides of flan ring with oil and return pastry to ring.
12. Turn the semi-set strawberry jelly into the pastry shell and spread evenly.
13. Place the flan in the refrigerator until the jelly has set.
SERVING
14. Unmould the flan carefully from ring and place on a serving platter or pastry stand.
15. Slice into wedges.
16. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if you like.
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