Julia Child's Cherry Clafouti

Julesong's Note:

Makes a simple and wonderful dessert, or a delicious and indulgent breakfast!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 4.0 for bre ...

• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 2⁄3; cup sugar , divided
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1⁄8; teaspoon salt
• ½ cup flour
• 3 cups cherries , pitted
• powdered sugar , for garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Using a blender, combine the milk, 1/3 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt and flour, and blend.
3. Lightly butter an 8-cup baking dish, and pour a 1/4-inch layer of the blended mixture over the bottom. Set remaining batter aside.
4. Place dish into the oven for about 7-10 minutes, until a film of batter sets in the pan but the mixture is not baked through. Remove from oven (but don’t turn the oven off, yet).
5. Distribute the pitted cherries over the set batter in the pan, then sprinkle with the remaining sugar. Pour the remaining batter over the cherries and sugar.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, until the clafouti is puffed and brown and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm.
8. Servings: 6-8 for dessert, 4 for breakfast.

Reviews

[ssej1078_1251510]

Oh my god this was delish and so easy to boot, I didnt have cherrys so i substituted frozen blueberries and OMG,.. so easy and delish .. for one of the eggs i substituted EGG Replacer and it was still very light and fluffy,.I think mixing everything in the blender attributed to that .. Will def make again using another fruit.. YUMMMM-O

[londongavchick]

I used a combination of frozen peaches and blueberries, which I simmered in some cognac and agave syrup. I also used three egg whites and one whole egg and agave syrup to lighten the recipe a bit. It turned out very well--a simple recipe with an impressive outcome. I simmered some additional blueberries in cognac and pureed for a warm sauce to serve on top. Got great reviews from my fiance.

[*Kathy*]

Loved it! This was my first time making a clafouti, and Julia Child's recipe was an excellent place to start. Simply delicious and very easy to make.