Tarte Florette Recipe

You will need.....       For the pastry:

                               6 oz. plain flour

                               pinch salt

                               3 oz. margarine, cut into small pieces

                               1 teaspoon castor sugar

Preparation Time      1 egg yolk

30 minutes                 For the filling:

                               2 eggs

Cooking Time           2 oz. sugar

50 minutes                1 oz. flour

                              1/2 pint milk

Oven setting            few drops vanilla essence

400ºF; Gas Mark 6      1/4 pint double cream

                              3 tablespoons apricot jam

                              1/2 oz. plain chocolate

                                                         

Sift flour and salt, margarine and rub into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add sugar and egg yolk with enough cold water to make a stiff paste. Roll out to fit an 8-inch flan case. Bake blind for 20 minutes. Cool.

 

Make the custard. Blend 1 egg and 1 egg yolk with sugar and flour. Gradually add milk and vanilla essence. Bring to the boil slowly. Reduce heat and cook 2-3 minutes. Cover and allow to cool.

 

Whip cream until thick, but no stiff. Whisk egg white until stiff and fold into the cream. Spread jam over base of flan case. Pour over custard and top with piped cream. Decorate with grated chocolate.

Serves 4.

 

Quick Tip

 

To prevent a skin forming on custard, cover the surface immediately it is cooked with damp greaseproof paper.

 

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