Fresh Cherry Clafouti

Submitted by Wade in Indianapolis

"From Fine Cooking"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 tart
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄16 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups cherries, pitted

directions

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Butter a shallow baking dish (10-inch diameter).
3. Combine the milk, cream, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, and flour in a mixing bowl and beat until frothy.
4. Pour enough of the batter into the prepared baking dish to make about a 1/4 inch layer; reserve the rest.
5. Bake the thin layer until it forms a skin - about 5 minutes.
6. Remove the dish and arrange the cherries in a single layer.
7. Pour over the remaining batter.
8. Return dish to oven until clafouti is puffed, brown, and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean - about 35 minutes.
9. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.