Cherry-Almond Clafoutis

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

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
Summer
Vegetarian

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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