by Bruce Ingram
Author Elaine taking sour cherry clafoutis from her oven.
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What is clafoutis?
A clafoutis resembles a cobbler with important twists: The batter includes eggs and forms a custard-like layer topped with fruit. We never tire of cobblers; nevertheless, clafoutis is a delight as well.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 cups pitted sour cherries
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Place butter in a 2-quart baking dish. Melt butter and allow to cool.
- Once butter is cool, prepare batter.
- Combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a blender. Pulse once to mix.
- Add to blender cooled butter, eggs, milk, and almond and vanilla flavorings. Blend to mix well, scraping sides at least once. Mixture will be thinner than pancake batter.
- Pour cherries into baking dish over any butter remains. Pour batter gently over cherries.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before eating. This is also good at room temperature.
