Dark Chocolate Flan with Caramel Sauce
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 30 min.
Preparation
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Ingredients
for
6
- For the pastry
- 1.333 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup butter
- 1 Tbsp water
- For the filling
- 1 ½ cups plain Dark chocolate (chopped)
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 Tbsps cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsps Instant Coffee powder
- ⅔ cup hot water
- 4 eggs
Preparation steps
1.
For the pastry: sift the flour into a mixing bowl and stir in the salt. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Gradually add the water, a tablespoon at a time, mixing continuously until the mixture just comes together as a dough. Roll the dough into a ball, then wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hour.
2.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6. Grease a 23 cm|9" flan tin.
3.
Roll out the dough on a floured work surface and line the dish. Prick the base of the pastry case several times with a fork. Cover the pastry with a sheet of non-stick baking paper and fill it with rice or dried beans. Bake for 20 minutes, until the pastry is pale golden. Remove from the oven and remove the beans and paper.
4.
Reduce the oven temperature to 130°C (110° fan) 275°F gas 1.
5.
Put the chocolate, butter and sugar in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering (not boiling) water stirring until smooth and melted.
6.
Mix the cocoa and coffee with the hot water, stirring until smooth.
7.
Beat the eggs until frothy and stir in the chocolate and cocoa mixtures.
8.
Pour into the pastry case and bake for 40-45 minutes until set. Serve warm or cold.
9.
To make the sauce, caramelise the sugar with 3-4 tbsp water in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and carefully add the cream. Return to the heat and boil until thick. Stir in the butter and leave to cool slightly.
