Flan Pâtissier
1 h 15 min
Average: 4.3 (88 votes)

French Custard Tart

Discover the recipe for a thick, super gourmet French custard Tart. A thick and creamy custard with a delicious vanilla taste: like at the bakery!

Ingredients For

  • 1 block of
  • 1 L
  • 100 g
  • 80 g
  • x 2
  • x 1
  • Vanilla
    Tahitian Vanilla

Preparation

1

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).

2

Butter and flour a cake ring. Place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Roll out the flaky pastry to a thickness of 3 mm (0.1 inches). Place in the ring. Prick with a fork.

3

Slice the vanilla pod in two and remove the seeds.

4

Pour 750 ml (25 fl oz) of milk into a saucepan, add the sugar and vanilla, and bring to the boil.

5

Whisk the eggs, yolk and cornstarch together in a bowl.

6

Slowly pour the boiling milk over the egg mixture, whisking continually. Whisk continually to thicken the mixture.

7

Return the mixture in the saucepan to the heat, constantly stirring until the mixture thickens and acquires the consistency of a pastry cream.

8

Pour the cream onto the tart base and bake for 35 minutes.

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