Банановый пирог флан. BANANA FLAN I MADE FOR PRINCES WILLIAM AND HARRY

The recipe... Banana Flan Makes 8 portions For the pastry; 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour ¼ cup sugar 1 stick unsalted butter (cut into small pieces) 1 egg yolk 2 Tbs heavy cream For the filling; 4 ripe bananas ½ cup apricot jelly For the filling; 5 egg yolks 1 egg 1 ½ cups milk ½ cup heavy cream ¾ cup granulated sugar 2 tsp vanilla paste ¼ cup of cornstarch pinch of salt 1 Tbs unsalted butter (softened) Prepare the pastry; In a food processor add the sugar, butter and flour. Pulse until smooth and then add the egg yolk and cream. Tip out onto a floured surface and mix to form a smooth dough. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll out the pastry to about ¼ inch thick and line a 9 inch flan ring. Refrigerate for about 45 minutes. Blind bake using baking beans to hold the shape of the paste until the pastry shell is firm and golden brown. Remove from the oven, remove the baking beans and set aside. Prepare the filling; Ina heavy saucepan bring the milk and cream to the boil. Put the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together. Pour the milk over the egg mixture and whisk and when the milk is incorporated pour the whole contents of the bowl back into the pan and return to the heat. Continue whisking the pastry cream until it thickens (about 4 minutes) and then remove from the heat and spoon into the baked pastry shell. Slice the bananas into ¼ inch discs and arrange neatly on top of the warm filling. Bring the apricot jelly to a boil in a small pan and brush over the top of the bananas.