Plum Clafoutis

Name: Plum Clafoutis
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Confectioners’ sugar; Sweetened whipped cream or crème fraîche, to garnish; Sweetened whipped cream or crème fraîche, to garnish; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 firm, ripe black plums (about 12 ounces), pitted and cut into medium slices; 1 tablespoon plum brandy or cognac; 1 tablespoon plum brandy or cognac; 1 cup whole milk; Pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 3 large eggs; ½ cup + 3 tablespoons sugar; ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cast Iron Cookbook

By Joanna Pruess

Published 2012

About

Clafoutis is a classic French dessert—a puffy, custardy, fruit-filled pancake. Most often they are made with cherries, but my favorite fruit for this dish is plums. Serve it warm, straight from the pan either for brunch or dessert. Pfannkuchen is another puffy pancake made with apples.

Ingredients

½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
½ cup + 3 tablespoons sugar

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat your oven to 425°F.

In a large bowl, sift the flour, the ½ cup of sugar, and salt. In a small bowl, blend the milk, eggs, and almond extract together, and then whisk them into the dry ingredients until smooth.

Heat the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over