Apple Cinnamon Flan

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 large firm juicy apples
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dates or 1 cup raisins, are nice
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 125 g melted butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, for topping
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, extra for topping

Recipe

• 1 peel and chop apples (i find that quartered and cut across the length is better than long slices).
• 2 pour over sugar and leave to stand while completing rest of recipe.
• 3 mix the dry ingredients together.
• 4 add dried fruit and mix in well.
• 5 add egg and melted butter.
• 6 add apple and sugar mixture.
• 7 stir all very thoroughly, until apple is distributed evenly through the mixture.
• 8 do not be tempted to add extra fluids.
• 9 if mixture is worked together well, it should be moist enough.
• 10 spread evenly into a greased 20 cm flan dish.
• 11 sprinkle extra cinnamon and brown sugar over top.
• 12 topping can be left off, and flan dusted with icing sugar just before serving.
• 13 bake at 180 deg celcius for 50 minutes.