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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: May 30^th 2021

Keywords for this recipe:Mixture Custard Pâtisserie Cream Milk Butter Vanilla Eggs Chocolate

For 800 g, you will need:

0 300 ml whole milk
1 300 ml liquid cream
2 ½ vanilla pod
3 3 eggs
4 100 g caster sugar
5 50 g butter
6 80 g dark chocolate (optional)
Total weight: 982 grams

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14 min.	15 min.	12 min.	41 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Pour 300 ml whole milk into a saucepan on medium heat. Scrape the inside of ½ 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 and 100 g caster sugar 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.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Take off the heat, then add 50 g 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

If you'd like to try the chocolate version, at stage 9 (before the butter), add 80 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.

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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,515 Kcal or 10,530 Kj	45 gr	174 gr	182 gr
126 %	17 %	16 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
256 Kcal or 1,072 Kj	5 gr	18 gr	19 gr
13 %	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).

How much will it cost?

For 800 g : 4.25 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Celeriac soup with mustard, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat, Flaked almond tart, Tagliatelle with cockles, Broccoli savoury custard, Bisto-style canapés, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mug cake, Gâteau Nantais, Buckwheat almond biscuits, Pitta bread, Flambéd bananas , ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Plum and hazelnut crumble, Fruit crémeux, Panettone, Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag., Hazelnut and orange cake, ... All

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