Cherry Clafoutis - a classic French baked egg-and-milk custard with cherries.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
French
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time1hour
Total Time1hour10minutes
AuthorManuela Zangara
Ingredients
450gms– 1 lb. cherriespitted
100gms– 4/5 cup self raising flour
4eggs
140+ 20 gms – 1 cup + 1 tbsp sugar
1pinchsalt
30gms– 2 tbsp buttermelted (+ a little to grease the pan)
250ml– 1 cup milk
1tspvanilla essence
Icing sugar
Instructions
Put the self raising flour, eggs, 140 gms – 1 cup of sugar, salt, melted butter, milk and vanilla essence in a blender and blend until smooth.
Grease the pan with some melted butter, sprinkle the remaining sugar on it and add the cherries.
Pour the batter on top of the cherries.
Bake in a pre heated oven at 180°C – 355°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour (depending on your oven and on the depth of your dish). It’s ready when the batter has set and the top is golden brown.
Let the clafoutis cool down slightly and dust it with icing sugar before serving it lukewarm.