Friday, May 14, 2010

Dessert: Cherry Clafoutis



Hey!

So I have written this recipe out for a few of you in the past: it is a very simple dessert, wonderful in winter, and works really well w/ a heap of different fruits.

The 'basic' version of this recipe I get from Donna Hay's Modern Classics (Book 2).

You can put in nectarines, peaches, plums, raspberries, blueberries, cherries or any other fruit you think will work well (nectarines & raspberry combo is especially good).  I especially like to use frozen fruit. As they are snap frozen, they keep much of their flavour, often more so than what ever week(s) old fruit the major supermarkets have sitting on the shelf.

Cherry Clafoutis


butter, softened, for greasing
1 cup frozen cherries
1/3 cup plain flour
1/3 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pouring (single) cream
3 eggs



Preheat oven to 180'c.

Grease an 8 cup (med-large) oven-proof dish w/ butter (do this well - you don't want it to stick!). Tip the cherries into the greased dish.


Combine the flour & sugar in a bowl, and whisk in the cream. Add the vanilla & the eggs, mixing well to combine.

Pour into the dish, covering the cherries, and place into the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until golden & puffed up.

Serve w/ either thickened cream or vanilla ice cream.

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