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thickening fruit flan filling

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TriciaF Thu 22-Sept-16 16:44:20

I've got a craze for making sponge fruit flans lately. Our favourite is raspberry, I buy the bags of frozen rasps from the supermarket, not very expensive.
But I haven't yet found a good way of thickening the fruit and juice after cooking it. So it runs out of the bottom of the sponge base.
I've tried fruit flan topping powder mixed in, and agar agar,but no success. We only eat veg. gelatine (agar agar, I think.)
Do you think cornflour would work? Or would it be too solid?

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TriciaF Fri 23-Sept-16 17:51:25

Yes I've got some potato flour. It's very useful.
I've found a few places in France on the internet who sell arrowroot.
But it's done now, ok with cornflour, and I put an eggyolk in too. Result - rather solid! Next time hope to have some arrowroot.

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TriciaF Mon 26-Sept-16 18:05:03

A followup - the result wasn't solid in the end and the the middle of the flan was completely soggy. If I'd been on the Bakeoff I would have been the loser of the week sad Tasted ok though.
But now I've bought some Dr. Oetker's veg. gelatine, from the lady who has the British food stall in the market. So I'll try that.

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grannylyn65 Mon 26-Sept-16 18:12:26

never heard of it !blush

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TriciaF Thu 29-Sept-16 11:11:46

Elegran mentioned it on the previous page, I'm going to use it today.
Thanks, Elegran!

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Elegran Thu 29-Sept-16 11:22:58

Report back on how it goes, Tricia

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TriciaF Thu 29-Sept-16 21:07:48

It worked!
I used 500g of frozen rasps, cooked them in the microwave for a few minutes then added some sugar. Dissolve the veg. gelatine in 200ml of cold water, bring to the boil then add to the cooked fruit. It gels quickly as it cools, but wasn't too thick. Just firm enough not to flow all over.
Success at last.

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Elegran Thu 29-Sept-16 21:18:30

Glad it worked! I found that you do need have everything else ready before doing the gel or it sets in the pan.

I think it is caragheen that is in it.

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Jalima Thu 29-Sept-16 21:35:37

This week's Star Baker!

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TriciaF Thu 29-Sept-16 21:37:57

Thanks grin

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