Happy New Year! How was your New Year celebration? I can’t believe that we have stepped into year 2010! We didn’t do anything much on New Year’s eve, just went to a friend’s place for dinner. I still miss my holiday in France and the food. So, I guess by looking at the title, you would have guessed this post is related to a French dessert.
Far Breton is a flan based dessert made with eggs and milk. It is a very simple but nice dessert originates from Brittany, a region in the north-west of France. There are many versions of Far Breton, but the most well known is the one with prunes. Cinanamon powder is sometimes sprinkled on the top of Far Breton. The texture of Far Breton is pretty similar to Clafoutis, except it’s a bit more dense and almost has quiche-like texture.
France is just an amazing country, its cuisine is represented by each region of its country. If you travel from one region to another, you will find that the cooking-style, tastes, and ingredients change quite significantly! Far Breton is one specialty from Brittany. If you talk about Baked Apples Pomme Au Four, then it’s a specialty from Normandy. What I would like to do one day is to take 1 month off, travel to all regions in France and taste the difference!!
I was introduced to Far Breton a few years back and really love the texture and taste. I am an absolute fan of having fruits in desserts! Far Breton is such a homely pudding that you don’t really have to spend a lot of time to make such a lip smacking dessert. I love the rustic look of it, so simple yet tastes elegantly in the mouth! I thought we should start our 2010 with something sweet. So, there you are my readers, this is made especially for you! 
Recipe: Far Breton (Brittany Prune Pudding)
Ingredients:
Flour, 180g
Sugar, 150g
Eggs, 4
Salt, a pinch
Warm milk, 500ml
Prunes, 20-25
Method:
1. Grease a baking dish and lightly flour. Scattered the prunes.
2. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, eggs and salt. Add the warmed milk, mix well.
3. Put in a pre-heated oven at 200°C for 35 minutes. Monitor from time to time.
4. Sprinkle some cinnamon powder before serving if desired.
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January 5th, 2010 at 1:29 am
This is awesome!
January 5th, 2010 at 2:29 am
Leemei, I adore prunes and this looks delightful. I'm planning on making a prune and custard tart at some stage. Hope it's delicious as yours looks. Happy New Year.
January 5th, 2010 at 2:42 am
Happy 2010! really pretty looking dessert, hope u get to do your 1-month France vacation soon! ^_^
January 5th, 2010 at 3:52 am
This looks very delicious and simple enough I think I can manage
, and yes I'm making this on Friday night!
Glad you had a wonderful trip despite the snow storm. Looking forward to more delicious recipe from you.
January 5th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Thanks for introducing more French cuisine to me
Happy New Year to you and your family.
January 5th, 2010 at 8:07 am
oh this looks great i love far breton right after clafoutis! hope you had a great start to 2010!! sending you my best wishes and hugs!
January 5th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Yes, now that you mentioned, it does look like to Clafoutis! It looks really yummy!
January 5th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Happy new year to you too! I have to give far breton a try one of these days, yours looks sooo yummy!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Happy new year, Grace!! Let me know once you try!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Cheers!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Syrie,
Happy New Year to you too!
That sounds awesome!! I am looking forward to your custard tart
January 5th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Thanks!! Yes, I hope I will realise my dream to travel all over France.. hehe
January 5th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
I love dessert that is not difficult to handle, hehehe.. Let me know how it turns out, ok! I will keep on blogging for more yummy dishes..
January 5th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
You're welcome.. nice things are to share
Happy New Year!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Thanks for the wishes and hugs…
I like anything like custard texture.. hehe.
January 5th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Thanks!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Love warm desserts..look so pretty with the prunes scattered around. happy new year!
January 6th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Really a sweet start for 2010! Look so simple yet beautiful. I must give it a try soon.
January 7th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Hello
I like pudding very much.I was looking for something besides our usual and simple pudding.I like this new and different recipe and I will definitely make it in weekend.Thank you very much for this pudding recipe.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
I've got to agree with you on French cuisine! That's what's so fascinating about it! This quality is similar to our Chinese cuisine, too! Don't you think?
I've never tried Far Breton! Thanks for sharing!!
January 7th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
This is a great and easy pudding to make!
January 7th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
There's so much to learn about French cuisine. I think in Chinese cuisine, we are lacking of desserts…
January 7th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Thanks! This is really good and tastes even better the day after!
January 7th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Thanks! Let me know how it turns out if you try!
January 7th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
looks lovely and yummy…
January 8th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Happy New Year! This is such a homey dessert!
January 8th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
woah! I've got all these ingredients sitting in my kitchen. I guess it's time to whip up some good dessert like this. Can i replace prunes with fruits?
January 9th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Happy New Year to you too!! It's really a nice dessert.. yumm..
January 9th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Tracie,
I haven't tried with other fruits, so can't really advise. Not sure if other fruits will be as nice as the prune texture..
January 10th, 2010 at 4:20 am
This looks absolutely delish!
January 10th, 2010 at 7:49 am
That looks absolutely divine! At first I thought it was like gateau breton which is that shortbready cake but this looks quite different and you can see the gorgeous texture from the photos!
January 10th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Thanks!
January 10th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Thanks for dropping by!
Far Breton has got a texture which is pretty similar to Clafoutis, which is one of my favs too!
January 15th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Hi, this is a beautiful dish. I love prunes. when do you add the prunes to the mixture? Do you layer the dish with it or do you add it to the batter after pouring it into the dish?
January 16th, 2010 at 12:27 am
Dear Valentina,
Thanks for dropping by.
I missed out on the instruction for the prunes – basically, you layer the dish with prunes, scatter the prunes.
This simple dessert is super delicious!
March 7th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
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