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Nutritional Guidelines (per serving) | |
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782 | Calories |
59g | Fat |
48g | Carbs |
16g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 6 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 782 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 59g | 76% |
Saturated Fat 23g | 115% |
Cholesterol 206mg | 69% |
Sodium 850mg | 37% |
Total Carbohydrate 48g | 17% |
Dietary Fiber 4g | 13% |
Protein 16g | |
Calcium 251mg | 19% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
Do not confuse a classic cheese and onion flan with a quiche. While this baked egg recipe may resemble the traditional French dish, the flan is made differently and tastes a little different. It is the traditional British version of the ubiquitous quiche and, for many Brits, is the stuff of memories. Those memories being school lunches, summer meals, afternoon tea, and dinners with the flan served alongside a salad and often boiled new potatoes.
Ingredients
- For the Pastry:
- 200 grams plain flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 110 grams butter (or an equal mix of butter and lard; cubed)
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water (very cold)
- For the Filling:
- 55 grams butter
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (or sunflower oil)
- 1 large yellow onion (peeled, finely sliced, and sautéed)
- 3 to 4 large eggs (200 ml)
- 75 grams mature cheddar cheese (coarsely grated)
- 2 to 3Â tablespoons flat-leaf parsley (chopped)
- 1 cup milk
- Salt (to taste)
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Steps to Make It
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Gather the ingredients.
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Place the flour, butter (or butter and lard mix), and salt into a large, roomy mixing bowl. Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles sand.
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Add the water a little at a time and bring the mixture together to create a soft dough.
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Leave the pastry to rest wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
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While the pastry is resting, prepare the filling.
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Heat the butter and oil in a saucepan. Once melted, add the sliced onion and cook over medium heat to soften (but not brown). Place the softened onion onto a dinner plate and leave to cool.Â
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Preheat the oven to 400 F / 204 C. Roll the pastry to 5 millimeters thickness and line a greased, 10-inch loose-bottomed tart tin. Chill in the refrigerator while you make the remaining filling.Â
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Put the eggs into a large measuring jug and whisk them. Add the cooled onion, grated cheese, and parsley. Top with the milk. Season with a little salt and black pepper.Â
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Take the pastry case from the refrigerator, place it on the middle shelf of the preheated oven, and carefully pour in the egg-cheese mixture until it is two-thirds full. Do not overfill as the flan will rise while cooking.
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Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the top is golden brown and set, but not completely solid when gently pressed in the center.
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Remove from the oven and rest for 5Â minutes before serving.
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The flan is lovely warm, but can also be eaten cold.Â
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Enjoy.
Recipe Variations
- Add bacon pieces or tiny cubes into the egg for the meat eaters.Â
- Use a different cheese;Â crumbly blue is amazing.Â
- Change or add a different herb. The softer ones such as basil and tarragon will work best.