Step 1

Put the oven on to 190 C, 375 F,Gas 5.

Step 2

Make your shortcrust pastry. ***Please note, when making the pastry, add the zest of ONE orange to the flour and follow the instructions as normal. Grease your flan dish & make sure you grease up the sides too.

Step 3

Place your rolled out pastry in to your chosen dish. Make sure you gently push the sides around the dish and trim any excess pastry.

Step 4

If you see any cracks or missing bits of pastry, use the excess from your trimming to patch these areas.

Step 5

Now you will need to prepare the flan case to take the wet filling. You need to first 'Bake blind' the pastry for 20 minutes in the oven.

Step 6

Place in the oven for 20 - 25 minutes (for a 23 cm, 9 inch dish). If using smaller cases, reduce the cooking time.

Step 7

When ready, the flan case should be about 70% cooked, and ready for the filling.

Step 8

Once you have baked blind your pastry, you need to get all your filling ingredients ready if you haven't done so already.