Best 2 Cheese And Onion Flan Recipes

CHEESE AND ONION FLAN

Steps:

• for crust: rub margarine into the flour and oatmeal and mix with the beaten egg.
• press the mixture into a round pie tin 8" in diameter and 2" deep for filling: chop the onion and cook in margarine for a few minutes.
• add the sage, and salt and pepper to taste.
• in a large bowl mix the beaten eggs, milk/juice, and cheese.
• add the onion mixture.
• pour the filling into the crust and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, until the filling is set and golden-brown.

ONION AND GOAT'S CHEESE FLAN

Steps:

• Sift the flower and 1/2 tsp of salt into a bowl.
• Add the butter and with you fingers rub the butter into the flower until absorbed.
• Add water to form a thick but workable dough.
• Cover the pastry in cling film and chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
• On a lightly flowered surface roll out the pastry finely and cover a 28 cm flan dish.
• Prick the base a couple of times with the fork and bake blind in a preheated oven (200 C, 400 F or Gas Mark 6) for about 15-20 minutes.
• While the pastry is baking heat oil in a frying pan.
• Fry the onions and shallots on a gentle heat until soft and starting to colour, around 15-20 minutes.
• Add the sugar and salt to taste and mix well.
• At this stage you can also mix in herbs if required.
• Pace the onions into the part-paked pastry case and top with goat's cheese (if you have a hard variety you'll need to cut it into chunks otherwise you can just spoon it on) and black pepper.
• Beat the egg, yolks, cream and milk together and pour the mixture over the onions and goat's cheese.
• Bake in a preheated oven (200 C, 400 F or Gas Mark 6) until the filling has set, approximately 25-40 minutes.