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Pumpkin and Onion Flan

Serves 6

Ingredients:
4 sheets filo pastry
2 tablespoons oil
3 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 cup finely sliced onion
1 cup grated pumpkin
1 cup grated tasty cheese
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Method:
Lay one sheet of filo pastry on a clean board and brush it with a little oil. Cover with second sheet and brush it with oil. Continue layering until all the pastry is used. Line a 24cm diameter flan dish with the pastry and trim it 2cm above the level of the flan dish. Beat the eggs, milk, sour cream, nutmeg and pepper together. Place the onion, pumpkin and cheese in the flan dish. Pour in the egg mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in oven preheated to 190ºC for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown and firm to touch.

  1. Variations:
  2. Make individual flans in jumbo muffin pans


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