Odlums · Give this Apple & Blackberry Flan a go at the weekend.

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Apple and Blackberry Flan

CategoryDesserts

Cook Time30 mins

What you need:

Pastry

  • 125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 50g/2oz Margarine
  • Few Tablespoons Cold Water

Filling

  • 1 Cooking Apple (peeled and sliced)
  • 50g/2oz Butter (melted and cooled)
  • 50g/2oz Shamrock Muscavado Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg (beaten)
  • Good Pinch Cinnamon
  • 175g/6oz Blackberries

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly grease a 20cms/8″ flan dish or loose bottomed tin.
  2. Make the pastry by putting the flour into a bowl, coarsely rub in the margarine then add sufficient water to mix to a soft dough. Lightly roll on some flour then roll out and use to line the prepared tin. Cover and leave in fridge while making up the filling.
  3. In a bowl mix together the melted butter, sugar, egg and cinnamon. Gently stir the blackberries into this.
  4. Remove pastry from fridge and arrange the apples on the base of the pastry, next gently spread over the blackberry mixture.
  5. Bake for about 30 minutes until nicely risen and a deep brown colour.
  6. Can be served hot or cold

Note:

Blueberries can replace the blackberries if liked!

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Flahavan’s Oats with raspberries, nuts, milk, cacao nibs.

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Kick start your Tuesday morning the right way – with a warming breakfast of creamy Irish oats! One of our absolute favourites is porridge topped with some raspberries, nuts, and finished with a sprinkling of cacao nibs. Let us know in the comments below how you’re enjoying your oats this morning and don’t forget to tag us in your post for your chance to feature on our Instagram page! #FlahavansOats #IrelandsOatExperts

Serves 1 Takes 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

40g Flahavan’s Progress Oatlets
125ml milk
50ml water
Handful of raspberries
3 tbsp cacao nibs
Handful of roughly chopped tiger nuts (or nuts of choice)

METHOD:

Combine the milk, water and Flahavan’s Oats in a saucepan
Bring to the boil, stirring continuously.
When boiling, reduce heat to medium, then add raspberries, cocoa nibs and chopped tiger nuts, leaving a little aside for garnish.
Simmer for 5 minutes, continuing to stir.
Serve and sprinkle with the left-over toppings.