10/03/2020

Fig Semolina Flan with Thyme Honey

A quick mix tart-like flan that is great with figs, plums, cherries, peaches or apricots. Delicious served warm fresh from the oven.

Serves:

8 Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

1 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup plain flour
1 1/2 cups fine semolina
3 eggs, lightly beaten
180g butter, melted
8-10 fresh figs, cut in half
raw sugar, for sprinkling
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon fresh thyme sprigs
double cream, for serving

Method

Mix together icing sugar, flour and semolina together in a bowl. Make a well in the centre, mix in eggs and butter. Pour into a buttered 30cm flan tin with removable base. Arrange figs, cut side up, on top and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 200°C in the upper half of the oven for 30 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from flan tin onto a serving plate, drizzle with Thyme Honey and serve warm with cream.
THYME HONEY Heat honey and thyme together for 2 minutes and allow to cool to infuse.

Tips

Substitute figs with fresh apricot halves when they are in season.
STYLING Drizzle with honey at the last moment and finish with small sprigs of thyme.

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