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Dessert that delights

Variety on my plate Bake a fruit flan

Whether it’s a backyard barbeque with family or an intimate dinner with friends, summer desserts use a lot of seasonal fruits, especially in flans and pies. Fruits provide the perfect flavours for desserts that are warm from the oven or refreshingly cool and sweet.

200gms butter

100gms icing sugar

1 egg

300gms flour

For the filling

150gms whipped cream

20gms white chocolate

For the filling

Put cream and chocolate in a container and mix well with a wooden spoon and keep aside.

For the tart base

Pre-heat the oven at 180 degrees C. Put butter and sugar in a bowl and mix well. Add the egg.

Add flour to it and start rubbing it with your finger tips as it forms a smooth dough consistency. Keep it in the fridge for ten minutes.

Keep an 8” tart mould ready. Start rolling the tart dough mix on the floured surface into 3 mm thick shapes, to fill the tart mould. Dust the flour on the top and bottom of the mould.

Put some kidney beans or some chickpeas so that the tart does not shrink.

Bake at 180 degrees C for 10-15 minutes till it turns a light golden brown. Leave it on a cooling rack for 15-20 minutes.

When the tart base is completely cold add the cream mix to it.

For garnish

Cut some kiwi, fig, strawberries, apple and mango and decorate the tart.

Note

Roll the dough when it’s chilled otherwise it’s difficult to handle.

(Kitchen Executive, Courtyard by Marriott, Chennai)

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