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This is the humble clafoutis. See, it even has a fancy French name (pronounced kla-foo-TEE). It's not a showstopper cake topped with ganache. Nor is it a buttercream topped cupcake. And nay, it is not a labor-intensive pie. Just a simple clafoutis.
It does look good, though, right?
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Yes, I said dinner. We had a late lunch on the way into town so this is what we ate before the girls went to bed. I whipped it up, stuck it in the oven while we finally hung the swing Smilosaurus got for her birthday. After the tantrums started I took the ridiculously good smelling 'pancake' out of the oven and we promptly ate it all but one piece. And that one was eaten Nigella style at 3 am by me.
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And the taste? It is described as a pancake or custard. I thought it was more crepe like, but a bit heavier. Baked custard? Just know that it isn't pie, cobbler, crisp, crumble or buckle. It is clafoutis.
As I said, I used apricots and cherries, but any stone fruit or berry would work. Perhaps peaches and raspberries or plums, apricots, and nectarines. The recipe is based on one I found during Summer Fest, and comes from good ol' Martha.
Fruit Clafoutis
(serves 4-6)
1/2 cup vanilla sugar
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup heavy cream
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups sliced fruit
1. Peel and slice fruit (peaches, plum, or apricots into 6-8 slices and cherries in half). Set aside.
1. Butter a 9 inch pie dish and dust with a tablespoon of sugar. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Blend all ingredients except for the fruit in a blender for a minute.
3. Pour half the custard mixture into the prepared pie plate. Arrange fruit on top and pour the rest of the custard over the fruit.
4. Bake for 45-55 minutes, until the top is golden brown and puffy.
Serve warm or cold with whipped cream.
7 comments:
Girlfriend, I'm impressed! I love this idea. Just love it.
I am not a big cherry fan and have lots of peaches on hand...and some cream... and company coming in a few days...
Absolutely lovely!
OOOH - I love clafouti - yours looks beautiful! I've never had it for dinner - great idea!
I'm totally impressed. I'm also totally bookmarking this page. I sense some clafoutis in my future.
This looks so tasty!
Now this is my kinda cooking!
glorious! I love clafoutis.
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