Fruit Flan

Name: Fruit Flan
Ingredients: fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries, pears, pineapple, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc.; Rich short crust pastry, using 4 oz. flour, etc.; Rich short crust pastry, using 4 oz. flour, etc.; fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries, pears, pineapple, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc.; fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries, pears, pineapple, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc.; fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries, pears, pineapple, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc.; fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries, pears, pineapple, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc.; ¼ pt. syrup from canned fruit, or fruit juice or water; ¼ pt. syrup from canned fruit, or fruit juice or water; fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries, pears, pineapple, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc.; fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries, pears, pineapple, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc.; 1 teasp. arrowroot; Whipped sweetened cream; ¼ pt. syrup from canned fruit, or fruit juice or water; sugar (if necessary)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery

By Isabella Beeton

Published 1871

About

Ingredients

Rich short crust pastry, using 4 oz. flour, etc.

Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Line a 7-in. flan ring with the pastry. Prick the bottom of the flan, and bake it “blind”. Bake for about 30 min., first in a fairly hot oven (400° F., Gas 6) reducing the heat, as the pastry sets, to moderate (350 ° F., Gas 4). When the pastry is cooked remove the paper and dummy u