Lemon Flan Recipes

LEMON TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Fill a medium saucepan one-third full with water and bring to a simmer. Put the zest and lemon juice in a medium bowl and whisk in the eggs. Add the sugar and butter and place the bowl over the simmering water; the water must not touch the bottom of the bowl. Cook, whisking constantly, until the butter is completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove the bowl from the pan of hot water and allow the mixture to cool for 15 minutes. Place the pre - baked tart shell on a baking sheet. Pour the filling into the shell and bake the tart for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the center is just set. Cool the tart completely on a wire rack. Make the garnish: Using a channel knife, cut 6 lengthwise grooves in the lemon, removing 6 strips of rind. Cut a crosswise slice from the center of the lemon and place it in the center of the tart. Slice the remaining lemon and place it in the center of the sections into half and then cut the sections into halfmoons. Arrange the slices around the edge of the tart with the cut sides out. If necessary, rewarm the apricot glaze over low heat or in the microwave. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the top of the tart with the warm apricot glaze. Garnish with a few mint leaves.
• Sift together the confectioners' sugar, flour, and salt into a bowl. Place the butter in a food processor and process until smooth, about 15 seconds. Scatter the flour mixture over the butter, add the egg, and process just until the dough forms a mass; do not overmix. Turn the dough out onto the counter and divide it into 2 pieces. Shape each half into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate.

LEMON-ANISE FLAN

Steps:

• Stir sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 10 minutes. Quickly pour caramel into eight 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups. Using oven mitts as aid, immediately tilt each ramekin to coat bottom. Transfer ramekins to 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Set aside.
• Combine whole milk, aniseed, cinnamon stick and lemon peel in medium saucepan. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 45 minutes.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Pour milk mixture into large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and whisk to blend. Strain egg mixture into another large bowl. Pour custard into prepared ramekins, dividing equally. Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.
• Bake flans until center is gently set, about 35 minutes. Transfer flans to rack and cool. Cover and chill overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Run knife around 1 flan to loosen. Turn over onto plate. Shake gently. Lift off ramekin, allowing syrup to run over flan. Repeat with remaining flans.

THE BEST LEMON TART EVER

Steps:

• Combine butter, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer; mix ingredients thoroughly with a paddle attachment. Mix flour into butter mixture to make a smooth dough. Press dough into a 9-inch tart pan; refrigerate crust for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake crust until light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Whisk sugar, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup flour in a bowl until smooth. Pour lemon filling into crust. Cover edges of crust with strips of aluminum foil to prevent burning.
• Bake tart until filling is set, about 20 minutes. Cool completely and dust with confectioners' sugar.

LEMON FLAN WITH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook 1 cup sugar in small heavy saucepan on medium heat 6 to 8 min. or until melted and deep golden brown, stirring constantly. Immediately pour into 9-inch round pan; tilt pan to evenly cover bottom with syrup.
• Blend milk and cream cheese in blender until smooth. Add eggs, lemon zest, juice and remaining sugar; blend until smooth. (Do not overmix.) Pour over syrup in pan; cover with foil. Place filled pan in larger shallow pan. Add enough hot water to larger pan to come halfway up outside of 9-inch pan.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Carefully remove flan from water-filled pan; place on wire rack. Cool completely.
• Refrigerate 4 hours. Invert flan onto platter just before serving; carefully remove pan. Top with strawberries.

CREAMY LEMON FLAN

Steps:

• Put the jam in a freezer bag and snip off the corner. Grease a 18x19cm flan tin or sandwich tin with butter and line with baking paper. Melt the butter in a pan, then remove from the heat.
• Put the biscuits in a freezer bag and crush with a rolling pin until you get fine crumbs. Mix with the melted butter.
• Press the mixture into the tin to make an even crust. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Put the condensed milk, lemon zest and cream in a bowl. Whisk until just combined, then slowly drizzle in the lemon juice, whisking all the time, until the mixture thickens.
• Pour the lemon juice into the flan case. Pipe some jam on top, then use a cocktail stick to create a feathered effect.

LEMON FLAN CAKE

Steps:

• Line 9-inch round pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over side. Spray with cooking spray. Cut cake into 1/2-inch-thick slices; arrange on bottom and up side of prepared pan to form even layer, cutting slices as needed to fill in gaps.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Carefully pour into blender. Add cream cheese, milk and sugar; blend until smooth. Stir in lemon zest. Pour over cake in pan.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until gelatin is firm. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan; discard foil. Top dessert with COOL WHIP.

LEMON CRUNCH

Steps:

• Blitz ginger nuts in a food processor until they are ground down.
• Melt butter in a saucepan. Take off the hob, and add the ginger nut mix to the butter. Mix well.
• Add the ginger nut mix to a 30cm flan dish, and press down well to make a strong base. Place in freezer while you complete the other steps.
• In a bowl, whisk the condensed milk, double cream, lemon juice and zest until thick and creamy
• Pour the lemon mix over the biscuit base, and grate over as much chocolate as you like. Chill overnight.

LEMON FLAN WITH AUTUMN FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• For fruit compote:
• Bring grape juice to boil in heavy large saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered 1 hour. Add all remaining ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until fruit is tender and liquid is reduced and slightly syrupy, about 1 hour longer. Transfer compote to large bowl. Let stand at room temperature until cool, about 2 hours.
• For flans:
• Spoon 2 teaspoons liquid from fruit compote into each of six 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Cover and refrigerate remaining fruit compote overnight.
• Combine milk, sugar, lemon peel, and salt in medium saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Uncover and let milk mixture steep at room temperature 1 hour. Return milk mixture to simmer. Strain into small bowl; discard lemon peel.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk eggs and egg yolks in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk warm milk mixture into egg mixture. Divide custard among prepared soufflé dishes. Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come halfway up sides of soufflé dishes. Bake custards until centers are set and thin knife inserted at edge of dish cleanly separates custard from dish, about 45 minutes. Remove flans from water. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate flans uncovered overnight.
• Run small thin knife around flans to loosen. Invert each flan onto plate. Spoon fruit compote and syrup over and around flans and serve.