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 17th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 flan, you will need:
- 1
1 handful Verbena - 2
900 g Paris flan filling - 3
2 tablespoons verveine liqueur (optional) - 4
300 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - Total weight: 1,200 grams
How long will it take?
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 900 g 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 2 tablespoons verveine liqueur to reinforce the taste, and lightly color the flan.
At the end of the cooking time, you can add 2 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.
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.
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 |
| 3,915 Kcal or 16,391 Kj | 594 gr | 3,018 gr | 2,715 gr |
| 196 % | 228 % | 285 % | 411 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 326 Kcal or 1,365 Kj | 50 gr | 252 gr | 226 gr |
| 16 % | 19 % | 24 % | 34 % |
| Per flan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,915 Kcal or 16,391 Kj | 594 gr | 3,018 gr | 2,715 gr |
| 196 % | 228 % | 285 % | 411 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 flan : 5.86 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Black sesame flan, Caramelized pear custard tart, Pear and chocolate Paris puddings, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, French custard tart, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Koulibiak in pie dish, Express apple tart, Cheese and tomato tart, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, ... All |
 | Verbena: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear verbena tarts, Chocolate-verbena cream, Peach and verbena feuilleté, Little apple and verbena tarts, Breton strawberry and verbena tart, ... All |
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