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Paris flan filling

This is how to prepare the custard filling for a classic Parisian "flan". This is not the whole recipe, just the filling mixture, which can be used in lots of other flan-style recipes on this site.

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Last modified on: February 25^th 2023

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For 900 g, you will need:

1 10.6 oz whole milk
2 10.6 oz liquid cream
3 1 vanilla pod
4 3 Eggs
5 0 kg 3 g caster sugar
6 1.4 oz cornflour
7 1.8 oz butter
8 0 kg 3 g dark chocolate (optional)
9 0 kg 2 g Pistachio powder or paste (optional)

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Time required for this recipe:

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Pour 10.6 oz whole milk into a saucepan on medium heat. Scrape the inside of 1 vanilla pod into it.

Mix well and bring to the boil.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Take off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 10 to 15 minutes.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Meanwhile, put 3 Eggs, 0 kg 3 g caster sugar and 1.4 oz cornflour into a bowl and mix well.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour the vanilla milk-cream mixture into this while stirring or whisking gently.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Mix thoroughly.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Wash the saucepan, then pour the mixture back into it through a fine strainer.

Stage 7

You'll see how this eliminates all the solid bits from the mixture (egg shell, remains of vanilla pod, etc.).

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Put the pan on low heat and allow the mixture to thicken slightly while stirring constantly.

Note: This is not essential, but it makes it easier to bake and set your custard afterwards.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Take off the heat, then add 1.8 oz butter and mix thoroughly.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Finish by giving a blast with a blender to leave the filling smooth.

Stage 11

You flan filling is ready for use in your recipe.

Stage 12

Chocolate

If you'd like to try the chocolate version, at stage 9 (before the butter), add 0 kg 3 g dark chocolate, preferably in the form of chocolate drops or chips.

Stage 13

Mix thoroughly until the chocolate has completely melted in, then carry on the recipe as normal from stage 9.

Stage 14

Pistachio

If you want to make a pistachio flan version, in step 9 (before the butter) add 0 kg 2 g Pistachio powder or paste, and whisk until fully incorporated.

Remarks

For the chocolate version, you can use milk chocolate instead of dark.

For a pistachio filling, use pistachio paste instead of the chocolate.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,999 Kcal or 12,556 Kj	56 gr	241 gr	201 gr
150 %	21 %	23 %	30 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
318 Kcal or 1,331 Kj	6 gr	26 gr	21 gr
16 %	2 %	2 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 900 g : 5.19 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin Comtois, Real custard sauce (crème anglaise), Milk rolls, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Chantilly rice pudding, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bourguignon potatoes , Vanilla ice cream, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Panna cotta, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grapefruit cake, Rum babas, Almond macaroon cake, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cocotte eggs with Comté, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Spinach Omelette, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Naan, ... All

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