Desserts Recipes - Almond Cherry Flan Recipe

  
 

Pastries Recipes - Almond Cherry Flan Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 6

  • 225g/8oz plain flour

  • 225g/8oz butter

  • 2 eggs (separated)

  • 3 tablespoons water

  • 350g/12oz fresh ripe black cherries (stoned)

  • 50g/2oz caster sugar

  • 100g/4oz ground almonds

  • 1 teaspoon almond essence

  • 1 tablespoon almond flavored liqueur

  • 50g/2oz self-raising flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 25ml/1fl oz milk

  • 25g/1 oz flaked almonds

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6.

  2. Place the plain flour in a large mixing bowl. Cut up and rub in 175g/6oz butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Bind to a firm dough with 1 egg yolk mixed with water.

  3. Roll out the pastry and use to line a 24cm/9 1/2in flan dish. Place on a baking tray, prick the base with a fork and line with aluminum foil.

  4. Fill with baking beans and bake blind for 15 to 20 minutes until set but not browned. Remove the beans and foil and allow to cool slightly.

  5. Scatter the cherries over the pastry. Cream the remaining butter and sugar well together and beat in the ground almonds, with the almond essence, almond liqueur and the remaining egg yolk.

  6. Fold in the self-raising flour and baking powder, sifted together, and lightly stir in the milk. Whisk the 2 egg whites until they are stiff and fold them into the creamed ingredients.

  7. Spread over the cherries in the flan case and scatter the flaked almonds on top. Bake in the oven at 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4 for about 30 minutes. Serve warm with cream.