Snacks and Light Meals Recipes - Spicy Pumpkin Flan Recipe

  
 

Desserts Recipes - Spicy Pumpkin Flan Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6

Pastry:

  • 175 g/6 oz whole meal flour

  • 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice

  • 75 g/3 oz butter or margarine, cut into small pieces

  • 25 g/1 oz soft brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons water

Filling:

  • 4 tablespoons mincemeat

  • 2 eggs, beaten

  • 500 g/1 lb cooked pumpkin, pureed

  • 75 g/3 oz caster sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice

  • 150 ml/1/4 pint double cream

Method:

  1. Place the flour and spice in a bowl and rub in the butter or margarine until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and water, mix to a firm dough and knead lightly.

  2. Roll out and use to line a 23 cm/9 inch fluted flan tin. Chill for 30 minutes.

  3. Line the pastry case with nonstick baking paper and baking beans and bake 'blind' in a preheated oven, 190°C (375°F), Gas Mark 5, for 15 minutes.

  4. Remove the paper and beans and cook for a further 10 minutes. Cover the flan base with the mincemeat.

  5. Beat the eggs, pumpkin puree, sugar, spice and 3 tablespoons of the cream together. Pour into the pastry case and return to the oven for 20-25 minutes, until set.

  6. Leave in the tin until cool, then carefully place on a serving plate. Whip the remaining cream and pipe swirls around the edge.