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Apricot and Almond Flan Using Fleur Pastry
Fleur pastry is usually used for sweet flans such as peach and apricot. It can, however, also be used in place of normal shortcrust pastry, without the sugar, for a slightly richer savoury flan or quiche base.
Consider using fleur pastry for any recipe calling for shortcrust like an apple pie. If you’re making meringues and have, say, 3 egg yolks left you could make treble the amount of pastry in the recipe below, divide into portions, double wrap in clingfilm and freeze. It will be fine for a month or two.
Fleur Pastry Ingredients:
- 6 oz (168 g) plain flour
- Pinch of salt
- 3½ oz (98 g) butter or margarine
- 1 oz (28 g) caster sugar
- 1 egg yolk
Method for Making Fleur Pastry by Hand:
- Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl and rub in the fat.
- Add the sugar and mix well.
- Mix to a stiff paste with the egg yolk, working with the hands to a pliable dough.
- Turn on to a floured board and roll out.
- Use for sweet flans. If savoury flans are required, omit the sugar.
Method for Making Fleur Pastry with a Food Processor:
- Sieve the flour and salt into the bowl, add the fat cut into pieces along with the sugar.
- Pulse until it’s like breadcrumbs
- Add the egg yolk and mix to a stiff paste, working with the hands to a pliable dough.
- Turn on to a floured board and roll out.
- Use for sweet flans. If savoury flans are required, omit the sugar.
You can make fleur pastry in advance. It will keep in the fridge for a day or two wrapped in cling film to stop it drying out. Or double wrap and freeze for up to 3 months although it is better used in the first month if you can.
Pastry Making Guides
- Pastry Making – Basic Guide & Tips to How to Make Pastry
- How to Make Filo (Phyllo) Pastry
- How to Make Cheese Pastry
- How to Make Choux Pastry
- How to Make Flaky Pastry
- How to Make Fleur Pastry
- How to Make Hot Water Pastry
- How to Make Puff Pastry
- How to Make Rough Puff Pastry
- How to Make Shortcrust Pastry
- How to Make Suet Pastry
- How to Make Potato Pastry
