Black sesame flan

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 flan, you will need:

• 1 300 g shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
• 2 800 g paris flan filling
• 3 80 g Black sesame paste
• 4 1 tablespoon caster sugar (optional)
• 5 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (optional)
• Total weight: 1,180 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
45 min.	50 min.	1 hour 35 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Place a circle 20 cm in diameter and 4.5 cm high on a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet.
  Spread with 300 g shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) and fill the circle, leaving the pastry overhanging the top.
  Place in the fridge.
  Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F).
• 2:

  Sesame flan mixture

  
  Prepare 800 g paris flan filling, and before thickening it over low heat, add 80 g Black sesame paste then mix carefully, the mixture turns completely grey which is normal.
• 3: Thicken over a low heat, and as for a classic mixture, finish off with the butter and the mixer to obtain a smooth mixture.
• 4:

  Assembly

  
  Take the circle and pastry out of the fridge.
  This is not essential, but I advise you to temporarily remove the circle + pastry, sprinkle on the baking sheet 1 tablespoon caster sugar and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds...
• 5: ...before placing the pastry circle back on top. This improves the crispness of the flan pastry and adds a little sesame crunch too.
  Trim and remove the excess pastry from the edge of the circle.
• 6: Line the pastry base with a sheet of baking paper, then fill with ceramic beads or equivalent.
• 7: Bake for 15-20 minutes.
  Remove paper and beads.
• 8: Pour the mixture into the pastry base.
• 9:

  Baking the flan

  
  And bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, keeping an eye on the color of the pastry.
• 10: Remove the ring once the flan is warm, then chill in the fridge before serving.

Remarks

To accentuate the sesame aspect, you can add a few roasted sesame seeds when you prepare the shortcrust pastry.
For decoration, you can also sprinkle the top of the flan with a few white sesame seeds, for a black-and-white contrast.

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