This is by design, because that’s exactly how Flan Pâtissier is supposed to be eaten! Heads up: This is a long post! It’s even crisp enough so you can hold the slice cantilevered in your hand. Here’s a couple of photos so you can inspect them closely and see for yourself!! Not a patch of sogginess in sight: You’ll love how the base comes out perfectly crispy in this recipe. The contrast of the fine, flaky, buttery pastry with the rich creamy custard just knocks this tart out of the park. But for me, I can’t look past puff pastry. In both boulangeries (French bakeries) and patisseries, Pâte Sucrée (French sweet tart crust) is quite common, as is shortcrust and puff pastry. It gets its richness from egg yolks which, combined with cornflour/cornstarch, is what makes it set to a perfect consistency such that it can be sliced neatly but melts in your mouth when you eat it.Ĭhef Jennifer Pogmore tells me there are no hard rules in France about the type of pastry used for the Flan Pâtissier crust, it just comes down to the pastry chef making it. The custard used for Flan Pâtissier is Creme Patissiere, a rich and creamy vanilla custard used in many desserts in France. And I’m thrilled to be sharing it with you! Creamy custard inside Crispy golden puff pastry base About Flan Pâtissier This is one of those recipes I’m so personally proud of because I worked hard to perfect it and do the original justice. With the valuable help of a professional French pastry chef Jennifer Pogmore, I’m happy to report success!Įveryone who has tried the 20+ versions we churned out developing the recipe has loved it. Given especially that it’s a rare find in Australia, I was determined to crack the recipe. It blows my mind to know that this pastry is so commonplace for the French that to them it’s considered no big deal as far as pastries go. It’s that good! Flan Pâtissier – French Custard Tartįlan Pâtissier is a French custard tart that is made with a pastry crust filled with vanilla custard and baked.Īlso known as Parisian Flan, you’ll find it in every suburban bakery all across France. To say this thing is magnificent would be the understatement of the year. It’s a flaky pastry crust filled with a wicked amount of creamy and rich vanilla custard that glows with a gorgeous bronze sheen after baking. Introducing the world’s greatest custard tart: Flan Pâtissier! Also known as Parisian Flan, this incredible French tart is like a gigantic Portuguese Tart.
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