Broccoli & Wensleydale Flan

6 oz p wholemeal flour
3 oz butter
2 tbs sesame seeds
water to mix
one large or two small heads of broccoli (to give about 8 oz of florets)
3 eggs
½ pt milk
3 oz Wensleydale cheese
Black pepper

Pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 7
Lightly grease a 9" flan tin. Rub fat into flour and add sesame seeds. Add water to make a dough.
Roll out and line the tin. Blind bake for 20 mins.
Lower the oven temperature to Gas Mark 6
Put broccoli into a pan of boiling, salted water. Cover & simmer until al dente. Drain and separate into florets.  Beat together eggs, milk and seasonings.
Add grated cheese.  Arrange florets in flan and pour the egg and cheese mixture over them.  Bake for 40 mins. 
Can be eaten hot or cold.

Sent in by Andy Anderson, Southampton, England, from Isobel Anderson's collection.

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