Cherry-Almond Clafoutis

Name: Cherry-Almond Clafoutis
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 2 cups packed brown sugar; ½ cup blanched whole almonds; 2 pounds cherries, pitted; 1 tablespoon butter; Flour for dusting the pan; 1½ cups whole milk; Splash of kirsch; ½ teaspoon organic almond extract; Powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

By David Tanis

Published 2008

About

Clafoutis follows the model of every simple European housewife’s dessert: Make a batter, pour it over some fruit, bake. Cherry is the best, I think. A little kirsch accentuates the flavor of the cherries.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
Flour for dusting the pan
2 pounds cherries, pitted</

Dessert
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter and flour a 10- or 12-inch gratin dish or large cast-iron frying pan and arrange the cherries in the bottom. Scatter the blanched almonds evenly over the cherries.

Beat the eggs with the brown sugar and flour. When the mixture is smooth, whisk

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