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Serves: 4–6
Time to prepare: 1 hr 15 mins
Time to cook: 40 mins
Dietary requirements: Halal, Kosher, Vegan (with substitutions)

Ingredients

110g/4oz wholewheat flour
50g/2oz vegetable fat
2 eggs or egg replacements (optional)
570ml /1 pint milk
110g/4oz grated cheese
2 tbsp cold water
Selection of vegetables (e.g. cooked sliced courgette or carrots, sliced peppers, tinned chick peas, or beans)
1 tomato

Sift the flour into a bowl with a pinch of salt.
Add the fat and mix with fingers until mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
Mix to a dough with cold water and refrigerate for 1 hour to chill.
Line a shallow dish with the pastry and prick base with a fork.
Beat the eggs into the milk, season and pour into the flan case.
Add the vegetables and sprinkle grated cheese evenly over the top.
Bake in oven at 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5 for 30–40 minutes. Add sliced tomato 5 minutes before removing from oven.

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