Mom's Fruit Flan (German Erdbeer/Obst Boden Torte)
"The dough is a little like a sugar cookie dough and doesn't get soggy with the fruit. Fill with fresh strawberries or your favorite fruit (my personal favorite is an assortment of sliced peaches, cherries, kiwis, and fresh strawberries arranged over a thin layer of custard topped with a clear jelly glaze, served with a dollop of whipped cream). Mom's favorite was simply fresh sliced strawberries with strawberry glaze, and whipped cream on the side. Delicious!! A great seasonal dessert. You will need a 10 or 11 inch boden torte pan for this recipe. The boden recipe is adapted from "Mennonite Girls Can Cook", the filling is all mine...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup sugar
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3 tablespoons butter
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1 tablespoon vanilla (vanilla sugar is nice, use one pkg, by Dr. Oetker)
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1 egg
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1 cup flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 cup milk
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optional 2/3 cup prepared custard (or prepared vanilla pudding or pastry cream)
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2 -3 cups fresh fruit such as strawberries (or a fruit assortment such as peaches or apricots, cherries, kiwis, and strawberries)
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1/2 cup fruit jam mixed with a little water, to glaze (red currant, strawberry, apple jelly or apricot jam)
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fresh whipped cream, to serve
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