far breton

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France, with a base similar in…

   A traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France, with a base similar in composition to a clafoutis batter, a flan-style eggs-and-milk custard with flour, with prunes or raisins commonly added.

   • We finished off this Breton-inspired meal with homemade far breton, a flan chock-a-block with plump, moist prunes, lightyears from the often-profferred, dried-up version.
   • Everyone becomes addicted to my tomato flamiche, my far breton made with figs and also my Croatian pepper biscuits.
   • Old-fashioned orange cake (recipe follows); brioche; and far breton – a flan-style specialty from Brittany – are among the family favourites that she shares in the book.
2. 2

   Alternative letter-case form of far breton.

   • You’d be right to expect versions of cassoulet and choucroute among the 125 recipes in “French,” but you might be surprised to find souffles, country pâté and far Breton, which is a kind of clafoutis.
   • Like Arcade, Burrow shows some classic French influences, in pastries like crisp sables; custardy, caramel-edged mini far Bretons; and buttery wedges of gateau Basque.

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