Easiest Way to Make Perfect Stilton and Broccoli flan Chorizo Char-grilled red pepper flan #baking

Stilton and Broccoli flan Chorizo Char-grilled red pepper flan #baking.

You can cook Stilton and Broccoli flan Chorizo Char-grilled red pepper flan #baking using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Stilton and Broccoli flan Chorizo Char-grilled red pepper flan #baking

1. You need of Pastry:.
2. It's 250 g of Plain flour.
3. You need 125 g of fat (half and half Chilled Lard and Butter cut into small pieces).
4. Prepare of Chilled water to bind.
5. You need of Broccoli and Stilton filling:.
6. Prepare A few of broccoli florets cut into small pieces and blanched.
7. It's of Approx 50g Stilton Crumbled.
8. It's of Chorizo and Red Pepper filling:.
9. Prepare 1/2 of a finely diced onion sautéd.
10. It's of Finely diced thumb sized piece of chorizo until soft and lightly browned.
11. Prepare of Finely diced half a red pepper from a jar of chargrilled peppers.
12. Prepare of Custard:.
13. It's 2 of eggs.
14. It's 300 ml of double cream Ground white pepper to taste.

Stilton and Broccoli flan Chorizo Char-grilled red pepper flan #baking step by step

1. Gently rub the cold fat into the flour with your finger tips, until it resembles breadcrumbs..
2. Bind with chilled water to bring together to form a ball using a metal knife. Wrap with cling film and chill for 20 mins..
3. Once the pastry has rested, roll out on a lightly floured board to a size just larger than your flan case/s plus the sides..
4. Gently lift the pastry into the case/s and, using a small ball of pastry carefully press the pastry into the edges of the tin..
5. Trim any excess away but ensure that one centimetre of pastry protrudes above the top of the tin..
6. Chill and rest for 20mins. This stage is vital to ensure the pastry does not shrink back during cooking..
7. Remove the pastry cases from the fridge and rub off the excess pastry from the edge using your thumb to give a clean finish to the edge..
8. Blind bake on a baking sheet at 200 degrees for 15 mins or until lightly golden using baking parchment and baking beans. Turn the oven down to 180 degrees..
9. Beat all of the custard ingredients together until fully combined. Put to one side.
10. Remove the baking beans from the pastry cases and fill with the fillings..
11. Carefully ladle in the custard ensuring it doesn’t seep over the top..
12. Bake the flans for approx 30 mins. If they start browning too much cover with foil..
13. Once cooked carefully tip to check the bottom of the flan is crisp - no soggy bottoms! 😂 Leave to cool in the tins for about 15 mins until ready to serve..