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- From: R.GAGNAUX@dolphins.chnet.ch (Rene Gagnaux)
- Subject: Geneva Pear Flan
- Message-ID: <5JB845ZgC1B@do07rg.dolphins.chnet.ch>
- Organization: Private, Schattdorf, Switzerland
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 94 00:00:00 CET
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- Title: Geneva Pear Flan (Geneve)
- Categories: Tart, Pear, Switzerland
- Yield: 1 tart
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- 300 g Pastry; shortcrust or puff
- 20 g Flour
- 30 g Sugar
- Cinnamon; ground
- 8 Pears; ripe, peeled and cut
- - into thin strips
- - or grated with a
- - coarse grater
- 50 g Lemon peel; candied
- - cut in small dice
- 50 g Orange peel; candied
- - cut in small dice
- 100 g Raisins
- 1 dl White wine
- 1/4 dl Walnut oil
- 40 g Brown sugar
- 1 dl Cream
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- The units: 100 g = 3 1/2 oz; 1 dl = 3 1/2 fl oz; 24 cm = 9 1/2 in
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- The story:
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- During the night of the 11th/12th December 1602 the citizens of Geneva
- victoriously resisted a surprise attack by the forces of Charles
- Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. The Duke had sworn that he would rather
- burn his boots than not conquer Geneva, but his men failed in their
- attempt to scale the walls using ladders. Since then the scaling of
- the walls, "L'Escalade", is celebrated each year in Geneva. A number
- of special dishes have been created for this occasion, including this
- pear flan.
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- The recipe:
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- Line a 24 cm wide flan ring with the pastry and prick well with a
- fork.
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- Mix the sugar, cinnamon and flour thoroughly and sprinkle this onto
- the pastry base.
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- Mix the pear slices, lemon and orange peel, raisins and oil together
- then spread this on top.
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- Moisten the mixture with the white wine (all or part of the wine,
- depending on the amount of pear juice in the flan ring).
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- Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cover with cream.
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- Bake for 30-35 minutes at 220 oC.
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- Loosen the sides of the flan and leave to cool; turn out when cold.
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- Serve cold.
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- Culinary Art and Traditions of Switzerland, Pro Gastronomia, 1992
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- Typed for you by Rene Gagnaux @ 2:301/212.19
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