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Verbena flan

In this recipe, a delicious variation on the Parisian flan with verbena, you'll see that the delicate taste of verbena goes very well with the slightly creamy sweetness of the flan.

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Last modified on: September 17^th 2023

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For 3 flans, you will need:

1 3 handfuls verbena
2 2 litres 700 ml Paris flan filling
3 6 tablespoons verveine liqueur (optional)
4 900 mls Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
49 min.	2 hours	35 min.	3 hours 24 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 min.

Rinse verbena quickly under cold running water, then dry in a tea towel.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Separate the leaves from the stems (which you can compost or throw away).

Stage 3 - 30 min.

Prepare 2 litres 700 ml Paris flan filling, and just as the cream + milk mixture is about to come to the boil, add the verbena leaves, roughly cut with scissors, and leave to infuse for 15 minutes, covered, after boiling.

Stage 4

When preparing the flan mixture, pour the cream + milk + verbena mixture over the eggs + sugar, and strain through a sieve to remove the verbena leaves.

Stage 5

Press down with a spoon or maryse to release the flavour.

Stage 6

Finish the preparation as usual.

At the end of the cooking time, you can add 6 tablespoons verveine liqueur to reinforce the taste, and lightly color the flan.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Place a 20 cm (8-inch) diameter flan ring on a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet.

Line the ring with the puff pastry.

Stage 8 - 15 min.

Fill with ceramic beads (or other cooking medium), and bake for 15 minutes.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Remove beads and paper.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Pour in the verbena flan mixture.

Stage 11 - 20 min.

Place low in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes.

Stage 12 - 2 hours

Leave to cool before placing on a plate, then chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.

Remarks

If you don't use verbena liqueur in step 6, you can add 1 or 2 drops of green food coloring.

You can consult the 3 secrets of Parisian flan page for all the tips you need to know about flans.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,287 Kcal or 5,388 Kj	171 gr	918 gr	819 gr
48 %	49 %	64 %	92 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
36 Kcal or 151 Kj	5 gr	26 gr	23 gr
1 %	1 %	2 %	3 %

Per flan
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
429 Kcal or 1,796 Kj	57 gr	306 gr	273 gr
16 %	16 %	21 %	31 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Nuts, Gluten, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 3 flans : 19.06 $
Per flan : 6.35 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio custard tart, French custard tart, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Caramelised apple custards, Alsatian apple tart, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Yvetot Douillons, Quiche Bretonne, Smoked salmon sacristains, Tart Tatin, ... All
	Verbena: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton strawberry and verbena tart, Little apple and verbena tarts, Apple and blackcurrant tarts, Pear verbena tarts, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All

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