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Prune Far

Far is a traditional recipe from Brittany in northwest France. The name comes from the Breton word 'farz' meaning flour. This is the traditional way, with prunes, but you can adapt it according to taste.

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Last modified on: October 3^rd 2010

For 1 far, you will need:

1 30 g butter
2 2 eggs
3 90 g caster sugar
4 10 g Vanilla sugar
5 150 g flour
6 500 ml milk
7 200 g dried prunes
Total weight: 1,080 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	45 min.	1 hour 10 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat oven to 392°F (200°C).

Melt 30 g butter.

In a bowl beat together 2 eggs, 90 g caster sugar and 10 g Vanilla sugar with a whisk.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Sieve 150 g flour onto this mix, and beat with a whisk.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Pour slowly half of 500 ml milk, beating briskly to get a smooth dough.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add melted butter.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Continue to beat, adding the second half of milk.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Pour into a mould and scatter over 200 g dried prunes.

Stage 7 - 45 min.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 8

Check cooking and remove from oven as soon as it is well cooked.

Allow to cool a little before serving either still warm or cold.

Stage 9

Possible variations: replace prunes with dried apricots, or apples pieces briefly pan-fred a littlebutter.

Remarks

You will notice that the dough is very liquid, so it shouldn't be made too far in advance otherwise flour could sink to the bottom. Likewise, you should be careful not to let it become lumpy, so beat thoroughly.

If you don't have vanilla sugar, use normal caster sugar.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 1 far : 2.49 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

After Yann Beyer and Sébastien Mével.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ciabatta, Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Loaf for "les filles'", ... All
	Dried prunes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Agen prune cake, Stuffed prunes, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), Crackers, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Hamburgers, Special small breads, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Milk rolls, Oatmeal cake, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Choux pastry (pâte à choux), ... All

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Your 1 comments or questions on this recipe

I may try this as you suggest with apricots. The new time information is nice added touch, JH. Thanks for sharing:)
Posted by louise march 26^th 2009 at 11:39 (n° 1)

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