Recipe for professionals

Vanilla Flan

Quantity 1 Flan
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flan patissier Julien Dechenaud Norohy vanille
1

SUPER-PREMIUM PASTRY

Ingredients
  • All-purpose flour 55g
  • Butter 44g
  • Almond paste 44g
  • Honey 1g
  • Egg whites 5g
Preparation

Put the flour, butter and almond paste in the mixer.
Mix until the mixture forms crumbs.
Add the honey and egg whites and mix briefly.
Bake the flan case at 300°F (150°C) for approx. 15 minutes.

2

VANILLA FLAN

Ingredients
  • Milk 659g
  • Liquid crème fraîche 165g
  • Sugar 165g
  • Bread flour 30g
  • Cornstarch 30g
  • Eggs 33g
  • Egg yolks 119g
  • NOROHY vanilla pods 5 pieces
Preparation

Mix the sugar, flour and cornstarch in a mixing bowl.
Use part of the milk to dilute the mixture of dry ingredients, but make sure no lumps form.
Split and scrape the vanilla pods.
Place the cream and the rest of the milk in the saucepan and add in the mixture (sugar, cornstarch, flour and milk) and the vanilla pods and seeds. Finish off by adding in the eggs and egg yolks.
Heat the flan mix until it thickens.
Bake the super-premium pastry case until it is browned.
Pour the mixture into a ring which you have greased with cocoa butter and placed on the baked pastry disk.
Bake for approx. 45 minutes at 212°F (100°C).
Use a blowtorch to help you turn it out.

About the chef

Julien Decheneau

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