Apricot Clafoutis
A French apricot clafoutis brightened with ginger for a light summer dessert.
Ingredients
apricots (washed, dried, halved, pitted)
600 g
salted butter (melted, plus 20 g for greasing the baking dish)
40 g
eggs
4
milk
200 ml
flour
100 g
caster sugar
60 g
vanilla sugar
1 sachet
ginger powder
a pinch
salt
a pinch
icing sugar (for garnish)
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare the apricots
Preheat the oven to 210°C. Quickly rinse the apricots, pat them dry with a cloth, then halve and pit them. Grease the baking dish and arrange the apricots, cut side up.
2
Make the batter
Gently melt the butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, ginger powder, and vanilla sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, then gradually pour in the milk while continuing to stir. Add the melted butter. The batter should be completely smooth.
3
Baking
Pour the batter over the apricots. Bake at 210°C for 10 minutes, then lower to 180°C and bake for another 20 minutes.
4
Serving suggestion
Serve warm or cold, lightly dusted with a little icing sugar.