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Far Normandy-Brittany

You may already be familiar with far, the famous Breton cake?

Here's a version inspired by our neighbors in Normandy, with cream, apples and Calavados.

18 K 5/5 (2 reviews)

40 min.

Easy

3.95 €

3 fars

14 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 17^th 2024

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For 3 fars, you will need:

1 1 cup semi-salted butter
2 2 ½ cups flour
3 1 ¹⁄₃ cup caster sugar
4 12 eggs
5 3 cups + 3 tablespoons whole milk
6 3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream
7 6 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional)
8 12 apples
9 ²⁄₃ cup butter
10 ²⁄₃ cup caster sugar
11 ½ cup Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional)
12 2 tablespoons semi-salted butter
13 3 tablespoons caster sugar
14 3 pancakes (optional)

Change these quantities to make:

1 far 2 fars 3 fars

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 35 min.

Cooking: 8 min.

All in all: 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

The far dough

Melt 1 cup semi-salted butter over low heat (or in the microwave) and leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Pour 2 ½ cups flour and 1 ¹⁄₃ cup caster sugar into a bowl and whisk thoroughly (to avoid lumps).

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Add 12 eggs, and whisk to combine.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Mix separately 3 cups + 3 tablespoons whole milk, 3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream and 6 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) (optional).

Pour this mixture into the bowl in a small stream, whisking at the same time...

Stage 5

...until smooth.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Finish with the melted butter, and whisk one last time to mix well.

Your far dough is now ready, and you can set it aside in the fridge.

Stage 7 - 15 min.

Sautéed apples

Peel 12 apples, cut into 4 or 8 pieces depending on size, then remove the core.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

In a large frying pan over high heat, melt ²⁄₃ cup butter, and when frothy, pour in the apple wedges.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Brown them on both sides...

Stage 10

...then sprinkle them with ²⁄₃ cup caster sugar and stir to caramelize.

You can also flambé them with ½ cup Calvados (apple liqueur), but this is not essential.

Set aside.

Stage 11

Moulding the far

Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F).

Butter a springform tin (22 cm or 9 inches in diameter in this case), then pour in 3 tablespoons caster sugar and spread across the bottom of the tin.

Stage 12

Place the crêpe in the bottom of the mold, but if it's very fresh (and therefore very soft) like the one in the photos, prevent it from folding in on itself by securing it to the edges of the mold with clothespins or paper clips.

We do all this mold preparation: butter, sugar and crêpe, to get a discreet but delicious little crunch on the bottom, before the softness of the dough and apples.

Stage 13

Place the apples on the bottom.

Stage 14

Pour the dough into the far, then remove the clothespins if necessary.

Note that the apples, depending on the variety chosen, may wander into the dough, but this is not a problem.

Stage 15

Baking

Bake at 180°C (360°F) for 30 to 40 minutes.

Stage 16

Leave to cool before serving.

Remarks

Try using slightly tart apples (such as Reinette) in this recipe, as they provide a delicious contrast to the sweetness of the pastry.

For a simplified version, place the apples in the buttered baking tin, and pour the pastry over them before placing in the oven.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	310 RDI=120 %	1,470 RDI=140 %	880 RDI=130 %	11,220 RDI=560 %	46,990 RDI: 560 %
Per 100 g	5 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	210 RDI=10 %	860 RDI: 10 %
Per far	100 RDI=40 %	490 RDI=50 %	290 RDI=40 %	3,740 RDI=190 %	15,660 RDI: 190 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, egg

How much will it cost?

For 3 fars : 11.90 €
Per far : 4.00 €

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