Chocolate Fruit Flan

Ingredients

• 4 ozs. McDougall’s Self-raising Flour
• 2 Bananas or Oranges
• 1 0z. McDougall’s Self-raising Flour
• 1 oz. Margarine
• 1/2 pint Milk
• 1 Egg
• 1 oz. Chocolate
• Vanilla Essence
• 11/2 ozs. Sugar

Method

1. 1

   Prepare and bake a flan case as directed.

2. 2

   Dissolve the shredded chocolate in two tablespoonfuls of the milk over gentle heat.

3. 3

   Make a white sauce with margarine, flour and rest of the milk.

4. 4

   Stir in an ounce of sugar, the melted chocolate and the egg-yolk.

5. 5

   Cook over moderate heat until the sauce thickens.

6. 6

   Cool slightly.

7. 7

   Arrange the sliced bananas or oranges in the pastry case.

8. 8

   Pour on the chocolate sauce and leave to cool.

9. 9

   Whisk the white of the egg very stiffly; add 1 teaspoonful of sugar and whisk again.

10. 10

    Stir in the rest of the sugar.

11. 11

    Pile on top of the cold sauce.

12. 12

    Bake 30-40 mins. to set the meringue.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from McDougall's cookery book (1950) by McDougall's Ltd, page 17. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOCOLATE FRUIT FLAN Short-crust Pastry 4 ozs. McDougall’s Self-raising Flour, etc. (see page 23). Filling 2 Bananas or Oranges. 1 0z. McDougall’s Self-raising Flour. 1 oz. Margarine. 1/2 pint Milk. 1 Egg. 1 oz. Chocolate. Vanilla Essence. 11/2 ozs. Sugar

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