Apricot and Almond Flan

==Description==
===Ingredients===
*Plain Flour - 150 g (5 oz),
* Ground Rice - 25 g (1 oz),
* Butter - 65 g (2 oz),
* Almond Essence - tsp, 
*Milk - 175 ml (6 fl oz),
* eggs - 2 beaten, 
*Caster Sugar - 65 g (2 oz), 
*Cornflour - 1 tbsp,
* Apricots in Juice - 1 227 g (8 oz) can,
* Apricot Brandy - 1-2 tbsp optional, 
*icing sugar - to dust,
* Cream - to serve.
===Directions===
#Sieve 75 g (3 oz) flour into a Bowl and Stir in the ground rice. 
#Rub in 50 g (2 oz) butter until the mixture resembles Bread Crumbs. 
#Stir in the Almond Essence and enough milk to make a pastry dough. 
#Roll out on a floured work surface and use to line an 18 cm (7 inch) flan ring. 
#Bake blind at 190C / 375F / Gas 5 for 20 minutes.
#Whisk together the eggs and 50 g (2 oz) Sugar over a bowl of hot water until thick and Creamy. 
#Fold in the remaining flour. Melt the remaining butter and gently fold into the mixture. 
#Spoon the sponge mixture into the baked flan case. 
#Bake for a further 20 minutes until risen and golden. Cool.
#Blend the cornflour with the remaining Sugar and milk in a Saucepan. 
#Heat gently, bring to a boil stirring continuously until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth. 
#Cook for a minute. 
#Drain and purée the Apricots with a little juice and stir into the cornflour sauce with the Brandy. Cool.
#Slice the top off the sponge. Pour the sauce into the sponge. Replace top and dust with icing sugar. 
#Serve with cream.
==See also==
Category: Desserts
Category: Recipes
Category: British Desserts
Category: British Recipes
category:Apricot Recipes
category:Superfine sugar Recipes
category:powdered sugar Recipes
category:flour Recipes
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category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
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category:Superfine sugar Recipes
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