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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

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For 900 g, you will need:

1 300 ml whole milk
2 300 ml liquid cream
3 1 vanilla pod
4 3 eggs
5 100 g caster sugar
6 50 g butter
7 80 g dark chocolate (optional)
8 80 g Pistachio powder or paste (optional)
Total weight: 903 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 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 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.

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 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

Chocolate

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.

Stage 14

Pistachio

If you want to make a pistachio flan version, in step 9 (before the butter) add 80 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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,590 Kcal or 10,844 Kj	46 gr	183 gr	186 gr
130 %	18 %	17 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
287 Kcal or 1,202 Kj	5 gr	20 gr	21 gr
14 %	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 : 5.01 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, Endive and beer soup, Filet mignon with mustard and tarragon sauce, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All
	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Fresh mint ice-cream, Cannelés, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piedmont pyramids, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Stewed apricots, Almonds pyramids, Caramelised apple pie, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed oyster mushrooms, Chocolate almond cookies, Brioche dough, Tomatoes Provençal, Noisette butter, ... All

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