Apricot Flan

Ingredients

• 225 g plain flour
• 1 tbsp icing sugar
• 125 g butter, chopped
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbsp chilled water, approx.
• 825 g can apricot halves in syrup, drained
• 2 eggs
• 125 mL NESTLÉ CARNATION Light & Creamy Evaporated Milk 340ml
• 0.5 tsp nutmeg
• 160 g apricot jam, warmed

Instructions

1. 1

   preheat oven to 180°c/160°c fan forced. grease and base line a 23cm flan tin.

2. 2

   sift flour and icing sugar into a medium bowl; rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. add egg yolk and enough water to mix to firm dough. roll out into prepared tin; refrigerate 10 minutes.

3. 3

   place a sheet of baking paper onto the pastry and scatter raw rice or pasta over the top. bake for 12 minutes. remove paper and rice and bake a further 12-15 minutes until light golden. remove from oven.

4. 4

   whisk together eggs, NESTLÉ CARNATION Light & Creamy Evaporated Milk and nutmeg, pour over apricots.

5. 5

   bake 40-45 minutes until set. remove from oven and brush with jam. serve warm or cooled.