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flan Definition

flan (flan, flän)

noun

  1. a piece of shaped metal ready to be made into a coin by the stamp of a die; blank
    1. a tart filled with custard, fruit, etc., or with a savory mixture
    2. a Spanish dessert of custard covered with a burnt-sugar syrup

Etymology: Fr < OFr flaon (> ME flawn, flan) < ML flado (gen. fladonis) < OHG, flat cake, akin to ME flathen: for IE base see flat

flan Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: So the pudding is still a great favorite in Britain and a freshly made rhubarb flan or Brown Betty is certainly hard to beat.
  • remove: Get a standard flan case, ( I use the one that bottom comes off, easy to remove flan ).
  • include: The extensive range of traditional cookware items includes flan, lasagna and gratin dishes, cheese domes, casseroles and soup tureens.

Adjective modifier

  • strawberry: He kindly invited us to a strawberry flan and cream tea at his home afterward.
  • savory: Use cooked leeks in savory flans or wrap slices of cooked ham around cooked leeks top with cheese sauce and brown under a grill.
  • thick: The very first issues were made on small diameter thick flans, and are now know as " dump " issues.

Modifies a noun

  • tin: Roll out to fit the flan tin, using a little fine matzo meal to stop the rolling pin from sticking.
  • dish: Roll out the pastry to line an eight inch round flan dish.
  • ring: Cookâs Notes: I find it easier to use flan rings, they are easier to remove at a later stage.
  • case: Fill each flan case with a little of the filling then decorate with fruit.
  • base: Mix in sour cherries, let cool down a bit and spread over one flan base.

Noun used with modifier

  • inch: Roll out the pastry to line an eight inch round flan dish.
  • fruit: There are three fairly standard desserts priced at £ 4.20 for raspberry chocolate truffle or fresh fruit flan.
  • egg: I can personally vouch for the quality of the Lady Captain's bacon and egg flan.
  • pastry: Cook the pastry flan case 'blind ' and allow to cool.
  • round: Roll out the pastry to line an eight inch round flan dish.
  • bacon: Went down for dinner, the choice was 4 fish fingers, a piece of egg and bacon flan, chips and beans.

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