Cherry Clafoutis
Classic French cherry clafoutis, a traditional children's dessert featuring cherries baked into a delicate custard.
Ingredients
cherries (washed, stemmed, and drained)
600 g
salted butter (melted, plus 20 g extra for greasing the baking dish)
40 g
eggs
4
milk
200 ml
flour
100 g
caster sugar
60 g
vanilla sugar
1 sachet
salt
1 pinch
powdered sugar (for garnish)
to taste
Instructions
1
Preparation and preheating
Preheat the oven to 210°C. Quickly rinse the cherries, stem them, and drain. Melt the butter in a small heavy-based saucepan.
2
Make the batter
In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, and vanilla sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, then gradually pour in the milk while continuing to stir. Stir in the melted butter.
3
Assemble and bake
Generously butter the baking dish, arrange the cherries in it, then pour in the clafoutis batter. Bake at 210°C for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to 180°C and bake for another 20 minutes.
4
Serving suggestion
Serve warm or at room temperature, lightly dusted with powdered sugar.
