Gateau basque

Name: Gateau basque
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g butter softened; 200 g sugar; 400 g flour; 4 egg yolks + 2 eggs; 500 ml milk; 2 egg yolk + 1 egg; 120 g sugar; 50 g cornflour; vanilla extract

tasneem2777 @cook_3894089

Gateau basque

tasneem2777 @cook_3894089

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Ingredients

40 mins

6 servings

200 gbutter softened
200 gsugar
400 gflour
4egg yolks + 2 eggs
500 mlmilk
2egg yolk + 1 egg
120 gsugar
50 gcornflour
vanilla extract

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Steps

40 mins

1

Cream butter and sugar until sugar has dissolved
2

Add 4 egg yolks and 2 eggs, mix well
3

Add the flour and mix well until a dough is formed,
Refrigerate the dough for about 30 min or until you can work the dough
4

Whisk the remaining eggs with 120g sugar
Add the cornflour and mix well
5

Heat milk and add to the egg mixture
cook on low heat until thick
6

Leave to cool
7

Roll out the dough 1/2 cm thick.
Cut 2 circles the size of the pan
8

Place 1 circle of dough at the bottom of the pan, add the cooled cream over the dough and cover with the other circle of dough.
9

Brush the top with beaten egg yolk
10

Bake at 190C for 35-40 mins.