Gascon-Style Flan (Gâteau Millasson)

Name: Gascon-Style Flan (Gâteau Millasson)
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, for greasing; 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups flour, plus more for pan; 2 ⁄ 3 cup sugar; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. kosher salt; 4 cups milk; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 4 eggs

Serves
serves 8

MATT TAYLOR-GROSS

This French egg custard is traditionally made with corn flour, but wheat flour works just as well. It puffs dramatically while cooking, then settles into a dense, delicately sweet flan.

Ingredients

Unsalted butter, for greasing
1 ¹⁄₄ cups flour, plus more for pan
²⁄₃ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ tsp. kosher salt
4 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 eggs

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 425°. Butter and flour a 10" pie plate; set aside. Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Whisk milk, vanilla, and eggs in another bowl until combined. Slowly whisk dry ingredients into wet ingredients to make a smooth batter. Pour batter into prepared pie plate; bake until browned in places, puffed in the center, and set around the edges, about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool to room temperature. Chill 30 minutes before slicing.