Pear & Hazelnut Flan
Posted on 28/08/2011

How many would it make: 8 portion

Ingredients list:

1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
150g butter
150g caster sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
150g hazelnutmeal or if prefered, almond meal
2 tablespoons Vitarium Gluten Free SR flour
3-4 pears

Method:

Line a circular flan dish with non stick baking paper. Sprinkle over the soft brown sugar.
In a bowl, cream together the butter & caster sugar to create a smooth, creamy mixture, making sure all the sugar is dissolved.
Lightly beat the eggs & add them to the creamed mixture. Add the hazelnut meal (or almond meal) & flour & mix well.
Cut the pears vertically, peel, remove cores. Place the pear pieces decoratively in the flan dish, flat side down.
Pour the cake mixture over the pears, taking care to fill spaces.
Bake in preheated oven at 190 degrees C (or 170 fan forced) for 45 minutes or until cake mixture feels firm in the centre.
Allow to cool before turning the flan onto a large serving plate.
Serve hot or cold with dollop of custard or cream.

Other tips:

You could also use a mixture of hazelnut & almond meal.
When cooked, ease the flan away from sides of flan tin with a knife before turning out onto serving dish.