Raspberry Flan Recipe 45

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugar together until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Press the dough into a 10-inch-round or 9-inch-square false-bottom tart pan, making sure that the finished edge is flat. Chill until firm.
• Butter one side of a square of aluminum foil to fit inside the tart and place it, buttered side down, on the pastry. Fill with beans or rice. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and beans, prick the tart all over with the tines of a fork, and bake again for 20 to 25 minutes more, or until lightly browned. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Spread the tart with raspberry preserves and place the raspberries, stem end down, in concentric circles. If you are making a square tart, place the raspberries in rows. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In a saucepan over low heat combine 2 cups sugar and 1/2 cup water, stirring until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and boil without stirring until sugar caramelizes, swirling pan occasionally. Immediately pour into 2 (9-inch) pie dishes. Turn dishes, so bottom and sides are coated. Set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together eggs, egg yolks and vanilla.
• Stir in whipping cream, milk and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
• Divide mixture among pie dishes.
• Place pie pans in a heavy baking pan, adding enough hot water to come up halfway up sides of pie dishes.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes clean. Remove custards from water and cool. Refrigerate overnight (*can be prepared up to 2 days ahead.).
• Invert custards on platters; sprinkle with raspberries to serve.

Steps:

• Shortbread base: Blend ingredients to make a soft dough. Pat into a 10-inch(25 cm) quiche or fluted flan pan. Prick well. Bake in a 350 °F (180 °C) oven for 15 to 20 min. Cool. Custard Layer: Mix egg yolks, sugar and flour in a heavy saucepan. Blend in milk. Cook over medium-low heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils, 5 to 10 minutes,. Remove from heat; add lemon rind and vanilla. Cool slightly and spread filling in flan shell. Raspberries and Glaze: Spread raspberries evenly over custard. Cook glaze ingredients 5 to 10 minutes over medium heat until thick and clear. Spoon over raspberries. Chill and serve.

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Microwave chocolate, marshmallows and COOL WHIP in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended when stirred. Gradually whisk in gelatin until blended.
• Pour into 4 dessert dishes. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Top with berries just before serving.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 180 Celsius.
• FOR THE BASE.using a processor, blitz the flour and butter until a sandy texture.
• add the eggs and sugar and pulse till a dough comes together.
• remove the dough from the processor and knead together. wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• roll dough out to cover a 25 x 4 cm pie dish. trim edges. (there will be some dough left over).
• prick all over the bottom and a bit on the sides with a fork.
• cook for approximately 35 minutes or until golden. if pastry is browning to fast, cover with foil.
• cool completely.
• FOR THE FILLING.using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese together with the icing sugar until smooth.
• beat in the cream until thickened. then beat in the raspberry puree.
• mix the gelatine with the boiling water, stirring until dissolved. cool slightly then beat into the raspberry mixture until well combined.
• pour filling into the base and refrigerate till set, at least 6 hours. wait at least 4 hours before applying topping.
• FOR THE TOP.remove 2 tablespoons of cream from the 350 ml. put aside.
• whip the rest of the cream with the icing sugar to soft peaks.
• in a heat proof bowl over a pot of boiling water, melt the chocolate stirring till smooth. remove from heat, cool slightly, then stir in the 2 tablespoons of cream. stir till smooth.
• beat the white chocolate into the whipped cream, beating till thick and firm.
• TO PUT TOGETHER. spoon the raspberry puree over the top of the filling.
• pipe or spoon the cream around the edge of the flan.
• decorate as desired. keep refrigerated.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat the whole eggs, egg yolk and sugar together with a wire whisk. Add the lemon juice, heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk and combine well.
• Put the bananas and milk into the container of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, or into a blender, and puree. Add this to the egg-and-sugar mixture in the bowl. Then add the rum, banana liqueur (if used) and the vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly.
• Lightly grease each of four 10-ounce custard cups. Pour the flan mixture in equal amounts into the cups.
• Put the cups into a baking pan with three-inch sides. Pour warm water into the pan until it reaches halfway up the side of the cups.
• Cook in the oven for about 30 minutes, or until the custard is set. (The custard is done when the thin blade of a knife comes out clean after being inserted into the center of the flan.)
• Meanwhile, prepare the raspberry puree. In a food processor or blender, puree the thawed raspberries with their syrup. Strain through a fine sieve and mix in the sugar and wine. Set aside.
• When the flans are cooked, remove them from the water and let rest for five minutes.
• To serve the flan warm, invert each custard cup onto a dessert plate and shake once to release. Spoon equal amounts of the raspberry sauce around each flan. Garnish the top of each with three raspberries and a mint leaf. To serve the flans cold, let them cool for 30 minutes, cover and refrigerate for several hours. Cover the raspberry sauce and chill as well. At serving time, assemble the dish as described above.