Swedish Almond Flan Recipe
Ingredients
Pastry:
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (150 g) butter or margarine, softened
3 tablespoons (40 g) sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
2 egg yolks
1-1/3 cups (200 g) all-purpose flour
Filling:
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (125 g) butter, softened
1 cup (125 g) powdered sugar
2 eggs
Generous 1 cup (125 g) ground almonds
Grated peel of 1 lemon
3 tablespoons (20 g) all-purpose flour
Directions
To make pastry, beat butter or margarine, sugar, vanilla, salt and egg yolks in a large bowl.
Sift in flour.
Knead ingredients to make a soft dough.
Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
To make filling, beat butter, powdered sugar and eggs in a medium bowl until creamy.
Stir in ground almonds, lemon peel and flour.
On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit an 8-inch (20-cm) flan tin with a removable bottom.
Place dough in tin without stretching.
Spread filling over pastry shell.
Bake 45 minutes or until filling is light golden brown.
Cool in tin.
Sift in flour.
Knead ingredients to make a soft dough.
Press into a ball and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
To make filling, beat butter, powdered sugar and eggs in a medium bowl until creamy.
Stir in ground almonds, lemon peel and flour.
On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit an 8-inch (20-cm) flan tin with a removable bottom.
Place dough in tin without stretching.
Spread filling over pastry shell.
Bake 45 minutes or until filling is light golden brown.
Cool in tin.
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