Clafoutis, Basic Recipe

Name: Clafoutis, Basic Recipe
Ingredients: something alcoholic (if using dried fruits); 3 eggs; 1 cup (250 ml) milk; 5 tbsp (75 g) soft butter, plus more for greasing; 2 handfuls of cherries or other dried or fresh fruits of your choice; 2 handfuls of cherries or other dried or fresh fruits of your choice; 2 handfuls of cherries or other dried or fresh fruits of your choice; pinch of salt; confectioners’ sugar for garnish; ½ cup plus 2 tbsp (125 g) granulated sugar; ⅔ cup (75 g) all-purpose flour; seeds from 1 vanilla bean, or 1 sachet (2 tsp) vanilla sugar; seeds from 1 vanilla bean, or 1 sachet (2 tsp) vanilla sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Made Winter

By Yvette van Boven

Published 2012

About

There’s really no need to make clafoutis only in summer with cherries. The full, creamy flavor of the custard goes really well with wintry ingredients. It’s also a dessert that can be made in a snap, and most of the time with ingredients you already have on hand.

Ingredients

2 handfuls of cherries or other dried or fresh fruits of your choice
something alcoholic (if using dried fruits)
3

Dessert
Vegetarian
Christmas
Winter
December

Method

Let the dried fruit soak in the spirit or liqueur for 30 minutes, or dice the fresh fruit.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

Butter various small baking dishes (or 1 large one) generously with butter. You can use all kinds of sizes, as long as they have a total volume