Old School Cheese Flan BRITISH CLASSIC

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5 ай бұрын

Old School Cheese Flan BRITISH CLASSIC, often enjoyed in school dinners in the UK, is a savoury dish resembling a quiche. It typically features a shortcrust pastry base filled with eggs and cheese and sometimes includes additional ingredients like onions. This dish is known for its comforting, home-style qualities and was a staple in many school cafeterias, particularly popular during the 20th century. The recipe's simplicity and the availability of the ingredients made it an affordable and satisfying option for school meals. The cheese flan served in schools would have a distinctly British character, likely using local cheeses and ingredients, and would be both nourishing and familiar to the students, usually served with chips and baked beans.
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Ingredients
150 - 200 g (10 oz) Cheddar Cheese, grated
3 medium eggs, beaten
379 g tin evaporated milk or Milk
salt and pepper to taste (check how salty your cheese is before seasoning)
1 tsp dried parsley(optional)
For the pastry:
- 420 g All Purpose Flour
- 65ml Water
- 150g Shortening
- 50g Butter / Marg
- 1 medium egg
- 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan
prebake pastry 12 -1 5 mins
second, bake 5 - 8 mins
egg wash to seal back in oven 2 mins max
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@ZenonZolek 5 ай бұрын

Nothing worse than a soggy bottom, thanks Rik 👍

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Dead right, mate! Not many know the trick; even the celebrity chefs on the tube don't show it. Mind you, they never show the pastry bottom. I've shown the bottom and given the trick. I hope others can enjoy baking at home more now. Best, Rik

@phillipcarter8045 5 ай бұрын

Wipe it then 👍

@mattyb7736 2 ай бұрын

If you're ever doing a bacon and egg pie, a sprinkling of grated cheese on the bottom before adding the filling stops the soggy bottom scenario as well. Don't ask me how it works but grandma told me this 40 years ago, and I've never had a soggy bacon and egg pie bottom 😊

@annecain3301 5 ай бұрын

School dinners at Primary school were always tasty. One of my favourite meals was cheese and onion flan served with mashed potato. Chips were never served at school mainly because the meals came from a central kitchen and arrived at each school in large metal canisters or sealed trays depending on the food.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

You know, I'm a mashed potato person I love the stuff, then roasties down to chips - mash any day for me. Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik

@angelahambley1113 5 ай бұрын

I was a cook in charge in school meals from September 1978 to june 1987 This video takes me back we cooked everything fresh from scratch the kids use to "wolf" it down

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for cooking great meals - we all enjoyed them - well most of us! Best, Rik

@jeangreenfield5993 4 ай бұрын

The meals were fabulous back in the 70s & 80s ❤ proper fresh ingredients, not over processed 😊 I remember eating Cheese and Onion flan on cold or rainy winter days with chips and beans, got me through High School 🙂 Great regional recipes

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

I agree! Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik@@jeangreenfield5993

@olly3 Ай бұрын

😂😂"wolf it down",, your the first person outside my household I've heard use that saying. 👍

@markopolo5695 19 күн бұрын

My Mam was the best cook Ever, born in 1921 she made everything from scratch with basic ingredients, she had to for 11 kids 😂 I enjoyed All school meals in the 70s because the Dinner ladies were COOKS

@heidiwhyley454 5 ай бұрын

Such a shame that schools dont have home technology lessons anymore. I learned to cook watching my nana ( my mother could burn water and once a boiled egg) and carried on in home tech for 2 years ❤. Ps love your recipes keep them coming

@janwong9437 5 ай бұрын

I too had my love of cooking sparked from school home economics, it’s a shame a lot of young people now can’t cook

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

It is a crying shame - everything for convenience and when there is no convenience they haven't a clue. Best, Rik

@independentpuppy7520 5 ай бұрын

Domestic Science / Home Economics. It taught how to cook and look after the home.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

One of the lucky ones eh! Best, Rik@@independentpuppy7520

@charleshallam3216 5 ай бұрын

We called it, domestic science when I was at school in the late 60's.

@jamesgoacher1606 5 ай бұрын

You have been taking me back to the late '50s for a while now. Thank you. I cannot remember EVER getting Chips for School Dinner. Boiled, Mashed and Creamed Potatoes although I could not tell the difference between Mashed and Creamed except perhaps that Creamed went onto the plate with an Ice Cream Scoop thingy and Mashed was a dollop. I see you have contrived to give everyone a Corner piece! So no arguments :-) from the family.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Love the corners! Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik

@jennieduggan9500 22 күн бұрын

Back in the day when our cafeteria ladies could really cook, we never had such a great dish. Mostly I brought my lunch to school. But on those rare occasions when I ate in the cafeteria I remember big cookies, cakes, macaroni and cheese and maybe I'm imagining fried chicken! English schools really had another level of food.

@joannemackown5572 5 ай бұрын

Oh that flan is great. I will make it this weekend. School dinners were so lovely. Chocolate concrete went flying as you cut it. I did not realise how poor my mother was at cooking/baking until I got to big school at 11. I didn’t know the names of dishes as I had never eaten them at home. Stew. Cottage pie, toad in the hole, jam and coconut sponge etc. You know people talk about favourite dishes their mum or aunt or grandma made. I don’t remember any. I phoned my brother who is five years older to ask him why I don’t remember, and he said we lived on sandwiches. Thank you for this video. It was well worth the effort for me to enjoy watching.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha, Joanne you have made my evening. I love your brothers answer. This is why school dinners back in the day were essential, a lot of kids relied on them. Good memories. Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik

@lynnedavies5884 5 ай бұрын

We called it chocolate crunch with pink custard we were always ready for second's.

@samanthahardy9903 5 ай бұрын

We called it "Chocolate Brick wall". It was so hard you could make a wall out of it. 😂

@janielow8719 5 ай бұрын

Hahaha oh my ,I shouldn't laugh but not everybody is good at cooking ,I suppose. 😅😊😅

@Hatbox948 Ай бұрын

I'm sorry, but your brother's answer is hilarious. In the USA I think a kid growing up with a non-cooking mom would say they lived on boxed mac n' cheese and cheap hot dogs.

@Mark1405Leeds 5 ай бұрын

👍 Memories! Perfect pastry! Dried parsley is a no no for me! The one herb that needs to be fresh! We had dedicated dinner ladies - [until THAT woman arrived]

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing - "That woman"? There is a lead-in. Best, Rik

@hadrianbole9147 5 ай бұрын

Cheese flan chips n beans was my favourite in junior school .. until on one occasion there was leftovers ... I had thirds 😂... Didn't have it again for months .. needless to say I got over it and still make it to this day with chips n beans ..😂😂😂 peace

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Nice one! Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik

@hadrianbole9147 5 ай бұрын

I would like to see your take on the old school strawberry/chocolate cornflake blancmange .. show the world the good stuff 😂😂 peace

@chalkiememe4183 5 ай бұрын

Now come on Rik you can’t keep coming up trumps. Another school dinner favourite I had completely forgotten about. Another one to try. Thanks for these school dinner themed recipes, brilliant idea.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Hope you enjoy - don't forget some added onions too! Best, Rik

@As-zn3cd 5 ай бұрын

loved cheese flan but my favourite was old school bakewell tart

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Good favourite. Best, Rik

@anthonyfrancis2374 3 ай бұрын

What about pineapple upside down cake?

@gazzer504 5 ай бұрын

Ohh the days 😁 Flan, chips and beans was a favourite of mine! Second to butter pie, beans and gravy 😁 Great recipe 👍

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😋Thanks for jogging my memory too. Best, Rik

@ricatkins4918 5 ай бұрын

I’ll tell you how outstanding that is Rik!! It’s the only meal at school I ever remember having, it was that delicious 🤩🙌🏻

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

I was always - trying to have seconds - always at the back of the queue too! Best, Rik

@ljTauruswarrior 5 ай бұрын

Best and healthy school dinners back then 70's ❤ love that cheese flan yum yum great memories infants and primary school ❤😊

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yes, agreed! Best, Rik

@neilanthonyhaywardlewis8978 5 ай бұрын

Oh, a School classic, remember it well, I was taught about soggy bottoms when I trained as a chef at York College of Arts and Technology in the early 80's....great!

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Well done mate. Best, Rik

@Nick-fg2fi 5 ай бұрын

Loved this at school, can't wait to make it. This is my new favourite KZfaq channel, well done!

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you! Hope you enjoy it. Best, Rik

@marjorieorveau6707 4 ай бұрын

In 1972, when my junior school 'moved' to a new school, there was a kitchen with a cook and an assistant. They made some lovely meals at only 12p a meal!! My best memories of school were lunchtimes. Thank you for walking me back along memory lane...

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Thank you. Best, Rik

@neilmurfet3392 5 ай бұрын

Brings back many happy memories.....All the best, Tricia and Neil......

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yes good memories. All the best to both of you. Rik

@PassionFlower4599 5 ай бұрын

FLANNNtastic!!! Sorry... I'll get me coat... lol That looks wonderful, Rik. In fact, you have truly inspired me. I am going to make one myself for dinner today, but I'm going to add some sauteed onions, only because that is my personal memory of this school dinner classic. And home made chips and beans, of course! :) Another pie I remember is creamy chicken pie with puff pastry. I have never experienced such a delicious pie since then. It was DEEP with filling, too. Rich, creamy chicken filling. Some chunks, but a lot of the chicken kind of shredded into the sauce. But no mushrooms or ham or sweetcorn. Just pure, unadulterated creamy chickeny deliciousness lol Even I have not been able to replicate it, and I have the memory so seared into my mind from all those years ago. It was a real treat the day that was on the menu. Good times. Makes me snarl when people knock and dismiss real British food. They have NO idea what they are talking about. I love these old school British classics. Thank you :)

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Loved reading this. Good Memories. I have an idea for a fantastic pie and will make it later this week. Best, Rik

@lordic1969 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the posting. Brings back memories. Love to you from Canada.

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Love to Canada. Best, Rik

@ginacable5376 3 ай бұрын

My two weaknesses cheese and pastry, I'm so hungry right now.

@BackyardChef 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@AnnLiOz 5 ай бұрын

Spam fritters and chips and beans were my favourite.😋

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Loved spam. Make my own here. Best, Rik

@deeannbenson3096 Ай бұрын

Sounds yummy!

@annmcilvenna3973 5 ай бұрын

That flan looks delicious 😋 I will have to make some of that!

@djmarquardt558 Ай бұрын

Love the show. Get all kinds of new ideas from your show.

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@neemdabhi7932 4 ай бұрын

1990 school dinners were the best, we had brilliant cook & ladies were really nice. Cheese flan and chocolate concert as pudding ❤

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 😋 Best, Rik

@JUSTICEshsyedZaC 5 ай бұрын

Omg nostalgia miss school days

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Good times! Best, Rik

@Arthur012ful 2 ай бұрын

Greetings, Chef. Your cheese flan is a "must prepare" for me. This shall take me back to those primary years of taste bud parties. Thank-you a million times.

@BackyardChef 2 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy. Thank you. Best, Rik

@terencebarrett2897 5 ай бұрын

Just had breakfast, but that meal looks absolutely wonderful

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

It was! Hope you have chance to make it. Best, Rik

@samanthahardy9903 5 ай бұрын

A lot of the kids in my primary school, back in the 1970's, hated the cheese flan until I suggested putting mash potatoe on the top and the beans on the top of that. It was also a great way to finish it quicker so we still had time for seconds of pudding and play time.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Great suggestion. Good memories. Best, Rik

@bernyardmoss756 Ай бұрын

fantastic cooking rick once again school dinners was the best, every day i used to look forwards to my school dinner proper food in the 1970s also got a good tea at home what my mam cooked, none of these ready meals like these days 👍 up fr me

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Agreed! Thank you. Best, Rik

@JustSayin916 5 ай бұрын

Mmm. I love your recipes,.but best of all is listening to you give instructions and then OHing and AHing over the completed dish!😋

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. You won't get any BS on this channel. It's plain old cooking that produces everytime. You just have to adjust to taste, how you like it. Best, Rik

@JustSayin916 5 ай бұрын

@@BackyardChef I think you are great!

@fishnchips2423 5 ай бұрын

Flan and baked beans were a classic back in the day. And chips and beans (Heinz only) were the other combo for me. Flans are quick to make but you wouldn't catch me trying to flip it unless I wanted to redecorate the kitchen floor. Nice one mate. I'd add a little one to the flan and bingo.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

I wouldn't normally it should be served in the tin - however it did show the bottom was perfectly cooked and not soggy after my tip for everyone. DON'T do it was the cry! Best, Rik

@Nick-fg2fi 4 ай бұрын

This was one of my favourites at school in the 80s. I made it last night following your recipe and my family loved it. Thank you!

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@JUSTICEshsyedZaC 2 ай бұрын

Yes sir 👏 🙌 🙏🏽

@BackyardChef 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@bsimpson6204 4 ай бұрын

At my school it was cheese pie, new potatoes and beans, yum yum

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@Hatbox948 Ай бұрын

My elementary school lunches in Dallas, TX, USA, were fabulous. We never had flan of course, but we had homemade rolls daily that were a meal by themselves. I love custard type dishes, and this looks really good.

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Sounds great! Thank you. Best, Rik

@deborahwhitney9427 3 ай бұрын

My school in Gorton Manchester served this with mash, beans and a lovely tomato sauce absolutely delicious.

@BackyardChef 3 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Thank you. Best, Rik

@missmerrily4830 5 ай бұрын

Oh yes! I'd forgotten this little delicacy from school days. I have to revisit it!

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

It's so good! Best, Rik

@amandajane473 3 ай бұрын

That brings back memories. I also had coleslaw with the chips and beans.

@BackyardChef 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@joannaennis7866 4 ай бұрын

I remember lovely school meals in the 50's and 60's, chocolate sponge and chocolate custard were my favourites for Afters. We had cheese flan regularly, just like yours, it was delicious and filling!

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@annettefournier9655 5 ай бұрын

I love evaporated milk. I always have 3 cans in my pantry and use it all the time because i have to pre plan transportation and this stuff doesn't go off before I can use it. Love quiche and make it monthly. Good for breakfast, lunch or dinner. ❤

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Annette, I'm with you - I have tins all the time! Its one of the best ingredients in my opinion that was ever invested years ago. I use it in all sorts of cooking, baking to curries. As you say the shelf life is long. Best, Rik

@LyleFrancisDelp Ай бұрын

I've never been very good at pastry, but you really make it look easy. Love this video.

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@Canalcoholic 5 ай бұрын

I have never before been told to egg wash the inside after docking the pastry and blind baking. It makes perfect sense. Thank you.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Hope it helps with the soggy bottom. Best, Rik

@josephinechung8601 5 ай бұрын

Another one added to my list, many thanks 😍😍😍 good old school days 😊

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Best, Rik

@karenali1223 10 күн бұрын

Brilliant .I love it.thank u sir.😋👍

@BackyardChef 10 күн бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@uha6477 4 ай бұрын

This is the real stuff! I remember cheese flan at my first school. The dinner ladies were a dab hand at it. I've been looking for a good recipe for years, and this is it. I was trying to explain to my wife what a flan was (she wasn't schooled in the UK for the most part), and she kept asking if it was a quiche...To her, a flan is something else.

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@LyleFrancisDelp Ай бұрын

You had MUCH better school meals than I had.

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

3 ай бұрын

i have never had it i am 70 but i live usa but i am going to make it i love all things my ancestry is mostly british thanks for yr videos

@BackyardChef 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@Andrew-kc4li 4 ай бұрын

Can't believe this flan is virtually calorie free!!!!!

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Is it? I've no idea! Best, Rik

@dianecagnole9158 5 ай бұрын

Mmmn. You are making me hungry… this reminds me Boeing back in school.. ah what memories.. thanks mate..

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Good memories. Thank you. Best, Rik

@Wiencourager Ай бұрын

As an American I’ve never heard of this but it sounds good. I’d probably put a little bit of onion in it. My grandma was a school cook back in the 40s-60s in Nothern Wisconsin. Ai went to a local history museum, the old ladies there remembered my grandma and what they remembered was her baked bean sandwiches on homemade buns. I still use her recipe for buns that have a little honey in in them.

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Sounds amazing and good memories. Thank you. Best, Rik

@czeshirecat6278 5 ай бұрын

I’m born ‘58 and was a huge fan of school cheese/onion flan during 60s. I saw an old school recipe book a few years ago where cooked rice was added to the cheese mix to help the filling go further. I did try it successfully once but then lost the recipe so didn’t make it again.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yes, that is correct. Rice was added as a filler in some area's. Best, Rik

@pennykafai4645 5 ай бұрын

Wow you must have read my mind. Only a couple of days back I thought I wonder if Ric would do a cheese flan if o request it. Not only are you an awesome chef but a mind reader 😂

@lavinias-l2455 Ай бұрын

Oh my goodness l loved this at school. Thanks Chef now on my list :-)

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@carolefearnley1990 5 ай бұрын

When we had cheese flan it was served with roast potatoes and a hot tomato sauce I have never been able to replicate the sauce,it was unique and never had it anywhere else

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

I never had it that way. Will look through my notes to see if I can find it. Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik

@jopickett9679 5 ай бұрын

I remember that sauce, we had it with roast fore end (gammon) I suspect it was cream of tomato soup in hindsight. I cooked gammon a while back and used a cup a soup!

@walkfarm1 5 ай бұрын

At our school we had baked fish with that tomato sauce (I am sure it was cheap tomato soup) and the mashed potatoes dissolved into the soup, ugh! However cheese flan with roast potatoes and raw grated carrot as the vegetables, actually the roast potatoes were deep fried and crunchy. Alternate squares had either a slice of tomato or a slice of mushroom. I liked the tomato. Yummy.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Wow, I didn't have that one. Sounds interesting. Best, Rik@@walkfarm1

@JuliaHarrisx 5 ай бұрын

I remember the sauce! Loved it. It had a unique taste I’ve never found since. I’d love to make it at home.

@heatheryarbrough5255 Ай бұрын

I knew about blind baking but not the part about the egg wash. Thanks for the great tip. Love your videos.😊

@BackyardChef Ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@johnnywilks5971 2 ай бұрын

That’s great,the pie I used to have also had tomato in the base,really nice.

@BackyardChef 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@sayitlikeitis8759 2 ай бұрын

I made this today, adding caramelised onions, it was delicious. Eaten with a salad but I imaging this would be even better with chips and beans and a dollop of brown sauce.

@BackyardChef 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@chookey999 5 ай бұрын

There were very few school dinners I didn't enjoy back in the day. My school dinner days were when we moved from Scotland to England in 1966 when I was almost 10 up till when I left school in 71'. This cheese flan was one of my favourites. Bakewell tart which I've seen on your channel was a well beloved pudding as was jam roly poly and custard. There used to be another favourite but I don't recall a name, only that it was a pastry base with red jam on top with a couple of small dairy cream swirls. I'm positively drooling now and trying to recall the many great things we were served up compared to the rubbish of today. I'm not even trying to moan, it's just a fact. My mum was a great cook but it was all standard Scottish fayre which was fantastic but completely non adventurous and predictable. She did fantastic battered whiting though and would drop some more piping hot chips on my plate whilst I was watching tv and not realising. I would then pop one of those chips in my mouth and proceed to try and swallow that red hot poker as fast as possible, lol. Why did we never learn to remove it rather than go through the pain?? She baked daily as well, apple tart, rhubarb tart, Dumpling (clootie pudding), treacle tart, tablet, shortbread to name but a few and her soup aka kale was legendary. My parents never even tried mushrooms let alone a curry or a spaghetti. Items such as mustard, spices and even tomato ketchup were never in the family cupboard. Now I'm retired I have suddenly got interested in experimenting and trying to rediscover tastes from the past. I believe I've found the right place.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Wow! This was fantastic to read. You have good memories right there. I was lucky, Mum experimented with various foods back in the day - she was a proper home cook - Old fashioned , parents Dad out earning the crust, Mum at home. However she along with many, introduced Vesta meals for us all. Giving us a chance to try risotto and curries. Obviously not the same as homemade. However an introduction. We had a roast every Sunday left overs always on Monday, with mash potato. She baked all the time. Just amazing when we think back. Thanks for sharing and good luck with the discovery. Best, Rik

@michaelbratton3319 5 ай бұрын

Once again another nostalgic walk down memory lane,that will be done next week😂👍from BIGMICK IN THE UK

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Cheers, Mick. You already know I'm sure great with salad and chips too! Best, Rik

@Charstring 4 ай бұрын

We never had owt that good when I were at school.

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@andrenamckenzie2789 5 ай бұрын

Cheese flan OMG I have been looking for an old school recipe for this for so long, I loved dinnertime when it was cheese flan then cake and custard Mmmm ❤ Mmmmmm

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy. Some had onions in. We never had. Best, Rik

@lolaoh2001 3 ай бұрын

Such an entertaining teaching video! TY Sir!

@BackyardChef 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@TheClippa1 5 ай бұрын

Loved jam tart at school, always wanted a corner.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yes, corners! Best, Rik

@marilynmunro-heim6093 5 ай бұрын

I loved cheese pie at school. One of my all time favourites, and I'm going to do one next week. I love cooking, it's so medative.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Best, Rik

@lindajames7759 5 ай бұрын

Yummmmmmmmm 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed! Best, Rik

@samanthahardy9903 5 ай бұрын

My mum always uses an egg in her pastry and it tastes a lot better than without the egg.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Its richer in taste for sure. Best, Rik

@maxinemormann2455 5 ай бұрын

I've never had cheese flan but I'm going to start! That looks amazing.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. A good start. Best, Rik

@carolking4124 5 ай бұрын

Wow, this is an amazing recipe. I have been discharged from hospital after 16 weeks and Ive to follow the same meal plan as we had there. It was stuff like Cheese flan and mash and salad, Veggie quiche, liver onions and mash, gammon steak, breaded haddock or poached fish, haggis or stovies, proper old school food with semolina or creamed rice or custard and something for dessert, and scones doughnuts and lots of milk. I didnt think this would be easy to make, and your right about it being nutritious. especially I think pre made pastry doesnt have butter in it, and butter is good for me, I'll take a look at your other videos. I need to learn to do creamed rice do, the hospital chef says its easy, and delicious with stewed rhubarb. Thank you

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Carol. Wishing you all the best and a good recovery. Best, Rik

@cecileroy557 5 ай бұрын

Being American I've never eaten this - can't wait to make this today!!

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it. Some put a layer of onions in, can be caramelised or thin cut raw, down to choice. The caramelised onion add a great flavour. Best, Rik

@iamtheeggman1986 5 ай бұрын

Did you make it mate ?

@helentucker6407 5 ай бұрын

Oh yes i remember it well! Do you remember fudge tart from those days? I loved it! Thanks for recipe! 😊

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yes I do! Thank you. Best, Rik

@Goodisongirl 5 ай бұрын

I loved cheese flan in school .. I'm going to try making this ❤

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it. Best, Rik

@janebrown1531 5 ай бұрын

Oh my god I remember having this at school but we always had tinned tomatoes instead of beans. It really was one of my favourite school dinners .😊

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Best, Rik

@julieray6696 5 ай бұрын

Oh that takes me back I use to love cheese flan at school kids these days don’t know what they are missing .

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

I do agree with you, Julie. Best, Rik

@allenbrown8158 5 ай бұрын

well you have done me again Rik ,I would never have thought of using evaporated milk, so I'm making one tomorrow, but I will put some onion in mine, thanks mate. good one. Oh and I am a chipaholic . chips with everything please, especially with a curry.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Top man, Allen. Evaporated milk i one of the best things ever invented. I use it almost daily in everything from baking to curries, mate. It's a must to have a couple of tins in the cupboard. The shelf life is long. Best, Rik

@linjubar 3 ай бұрын

If forgotten all about cheese flan at school until you made this, and it was one of my favorites. Thanks for the recipe.

@BackyardChef 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@sparkz9803 5 ай бұрын

Marvellous instruction. 👏👏👏👏👏

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yes, easy on here. Best, Rik

@markthrelfall7661 5 ай бұрын

My sister makes the best chesse flan ever 😋😋😋 can't beat it love my fave too yummy 😁😁😁

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Sounds good. Best, Rik

@Lynnefromlyn 5 ай бұрын

My high school Aigburth Vale High School for Girls in Liverpool served up CHEESE PIE on Fridays it was everyone’s favourite. Many years later I found someone on the school FB page who was the daughter of one of the dinner ladies and she reproduced the recipe. It’s gorgeous. It certainly wasn’t a flan, and the pastry certainly didn’t need an egg and ACV in it either! Evaporated milk????? Never! 😂 Nit we always had chips with it. Always.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Hi, Lynne. Glad you enjoyed someone's recipe. You have absolutely no idea why I make pastry the way I do! There will be a video up soon making it - it will rock your pastry world! All the folks that say cold hands, cold butter, no egg no this no that - living in the past, when we had it all drummed into us "It's the only way to make it" so whether you think it didn't need this or that. Stick to what you like and know! You have seen the crumb on my pastry and look at my other videos - exceptional short crust! Thank for your comment. Best, Rik

@alejandrayalanbowman367 4 ай бұрын

Never had that while I was at school. If you add to the mix, some chopped onion and chopped bacon/ham, you've got a quiche. There was never grated cheese, it was always some processed stuff that they put through a mincer so we had cheesy turds on the plate. I loved rice or semolina with a dollop of jam in the middle.

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

And a very delicious Flan. Agreed! Best, Rik

@sanjanewmoonlife 5 ай бұрын

I'm gonna make this delicious food. Thank you 🙏❤🎉 enjoy your day.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@user-xd9ht5bk3d 5 ай бұрын

That's a bosting flan Ricky🤪

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Cheers me dears! Its a cracker. I've enjoyed it. Best, Rik

@di4237 5 ай бұрын

Great to know about evaporated milk. Don't always have cream in, but evap can always be in the store cupboard ready for use, and what about your pastry, that's a revelation too. Thank you for sharing.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. There will be a video about the pastry explaining why I make the way I do. Best, Rik

@cherylmoore747 5 ай бұрын

My favourite too😮

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@peggymartin3209 3 ай бұрын

Looks amazing! Being from Canada, I’ve never head of this 😊

@BackyardChef 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Love to Canada. Best, Rik

@iamtheeggman1986 5 ай бұрын

Brings me back to school ❤

@gbemiashaye1804 5 ай бұрын

This was my favourite

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Yes. Best, Rik

@nancya.nelson5810 2 ай бұрын

Looks delicious! Thanks as ever for good instruction.:)

@BackyardChef 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@troywallace322 4 ай бұрын

You are gold Rik 👌

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you. Best, Rik

@rightbynamerightbynature4198 5 ай бұрын

I’m salivating! Just come across your channel and I’m certainly going to try several of your delicious recipes!❤

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy them. Thank you. Best, Rik

@mrdangiles90 5 ай бұрын

Flantastic. JUST LOOK AT THAT👍😋 nice one Rik!!!

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍Mate. Hope you are wrapped - saw there was a cold snap! Best, Rik

@mrdangiles90 5 ай бұрын

@@BackyardChef the heating is on full blast mate🙂 and beers in for the weekend🍻have a good one Rik

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Curry tomorrow mate on the other. Thanks. Best, Rik@@mrdangiles90

@Mullhead_III 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been looking for this recipe for 40 years. Amazing and big thanks.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Hope you enjoy it. Best, Rik

@clairemarydawes 5 ай бұрын

I am making this tonight, thanks for the video Rik !

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Your are welcome. Puts some fried onions in for extra flavour. Best, Rik

@lindayoung9834 4 ай бұрын

Being from South Texas moving to South Oklahoma we’re use to rich, spicy, bold flavors of chili peppers,mole, and bar-b-que. the simplicity of this quiche style dish will be a fantastic break from Tex-Mex. Reading the comments now I’m interested in “chocolate brick” , pink pudding, toad in a hole and more.

@BackyardChef 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I love bold flavours too! Best, Rik

@gailcullinan349 11 күн бұрын

I love this but we never had lunch at school

@BackyardChef 11 күн бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@garynorris3575 5 ай бұрын

My, man. Perfect!

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Cheers, Gary. Best, Rik

@garynorris3575 5 ай бұрын

Rik, 32 years for me. I know and have used the skills. Thanks for presenting it for the future.

@lyrick36 5 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I found your channel I loved school dinners and often think about the recipes and how to make them

@marilynmunro-heim6093 5 ай бұрын

Thankyou Rik. 👍

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

Very welcom. Best, Rik

@davidrowe1557 5 ай бұрын

This recipe inspired me to cook a cheese flan for supper. I made a couple of changes. I spread mustard on the bottom crust to give it a bit more flavour. I caramelized some onions and put them on the bottom of the flan before adding the grated cheese on top. I also sprinkled some basil on top of the cheese. The rest was the same.

@BackyardChef 5 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Well done, David - always taste and adjust - always! That's how to cook. Best, Rik

@cecileroy557 5 ай бұрын

Yummy!!

@dave8484able 5 ай бұрын

I like your idea! I think I’d slice a tomato too!