Tea & Prune Flan
An improvisation around the classic “flan pâtissier” and “far breton”. Ingredients 4 eggs 150g sugar 1 vanilla pod (or vanilla extract, or vanilla sugar) 150g flour 1 litre milk (opt.) prunes (opt.) 1 teabag of strong flavoured tea (I used Earl Grey tea) Instructions Whisk the eggs with the sugar, add the flour. Boil the milk with the vanilla pod, and let the tea brew in the milk. Add this to the preparation. Pour into a non sticky cake pan (you can also butter and coat the pan...
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Two cake recipes today, relatively easy and quite yummy alone or topped with some “crème anglaise”: Photo by Eschraiel Orange Blossom Chococo Cake Ingredients 3 eggs 150 g sugar 180 g flour 150 g butter some baking powder (half a dose) a pinch of salt some vanilla sugar 150 g dark chocolate (optional) 25 g grated coconut and 5 cl of orange blossom water (opt.) 25 g almond powder (opt.) 5 cl rum or other appropriate spirit (I used some chouchen) you can also add other ingredients...
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3–4 ripe bananas juice of 1 orange 150g sugar 3 eggs 60g butter 120g flour (optional) vanilla extract, baking powder, chocolate chunks, chocolate powder, nuts… Pre-heat the oven at 210°C Mix the puréed bananas with the juice, then add the sugar, then mix with the eggs, then add the melted butter, and the flour. Cook 45 min at 120–150°C depending on your oven. (if needed, see...
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