Dessert Recipes - Hedgerow Flan Recipe

Ingredients

• 10 ml/2 tsp powdered gelatin

• 90 ml/6 tbsp water

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup granulated sugar

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup medium-fat soft cheese

• 150 ml/2/3 cup hazelnut (filbert) yoghurt

• 225 g/8 oz ripe blackberries

• 30 ml/2 tbsp finely chopped hazelnuts

• 1 Basic Sponge Plan Case

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Method:

1. Sprinkle the gelatin over 15 ml/1 tbsp of the water in a small bowl and leave to soften while cooking the blackberries.

2. Heat the sugar and the remaining water in a saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Add the blackberries and poach gently for 3 minutes until tender but still whole.

3. Tilt the pan so the juice runs to one side. Add the gelatin to this juice and stir until dissolved. Turn into a bowl and leave until just beginning to set.

4. Meanwhile, beat together the cheese and yoghurt with the hazelnuts and spoon into the base of the baked flan case (pie shell) on a serving plate. Spoon the blackberry mixture over and chill until set.