PINEAPPLE FLAN

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This is a recipe which will satisfy pineapple fans. The pastry cream is the best I've ever tasted.

Provided by Joanna

Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pies Pineapple Pie

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 ½ cups milk
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 egg yolks
4 tablespoons white sugar
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons apricot jam
1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
1 (15.25 ounce) can sliced pineapple, drained with juice reserved

Steps:

To Make Pastry Cream: In a medium bowl, mix 1/2 cup of milk with flour, then stir in the egg yolks. Mix well.
Heat sugar and remaining 1 cup of milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir into egg yolk mixture. Return mixture to saucepan and heat until boiling. Turn down heat to low and keep cooking until mixture thickens. Stir in vanilla. Set aside for 15 minutes.
To Make Glaze: In a small saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of pineapple juice with jam until thickened.
Pour cooled pastry cream into pie shell. Cut pineapple slices into quarters and arrange them decoratively on top of pastry cream. Brush pie with glaze.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.1 calories, Carbohydrate 37.5 g, Cholesterol 56.8 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 150.1 mg, Sugar 21.3 g