Far breton

Far breton is a traditional dessert from Brittany, France — a dense, custard-like baked pudding made with eggs, milk, sugar, and flour, most often studded with prunes. It sits somewhere between a flan and a cake, with a simple, comforting flavor that reflects Brittany’s rustic culinary roots. For a gluten-free version, wheat flour can be replaced with buckwheat flour, a grain closely associated with Breton cuisine.

Ingredients

• 200 g Flour, Wheat flour can be replaced by buckwheat flour
• 150 g Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla sugar, previously made in a jar with sugar and a vanilla bean
• 750 ml Milk
• 20 Dry prune

Instructions

1. Prepare the batter by mixing the flour, milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla sugar.
2. Let rest for one hour.
3. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Melt a knob of butter in a dish (preferably earthenware), then spread the fat evenly over the bottom and sides. Pour the batter into the dish.
4. Add the prunes (previously rolled in flour so they don't sink to the bottom).
5. Bake for half an hour in the oven at 200°C. Then turn off the oven and leave for another half hour.
6. Important: once the dish is in the oven, do not open the oven door for one hour.