French Cherry Clafoutis Recipe

French Cherry Clafoutis

From kathye 16 years ago

Clafoutis is a rustic dessert from France. A sweet custard filling surrounds fresh cherries. Recipe and photo from Williams-Sonoma

4 eggs, separated shopping list
2/3 cup sugar shopping list
6 T all -purpose flour shopping list
1 cup heavy cream shopping list
1/2 tsp salt shopping list
1 1/2 lbs fresh cherries, pitted, or 1 1/4 lb frozen cherries, thawed and drained (note: you can buy a cherry pitter for around $10-12 at a kitchen store) shopping list
1/2 tsp lemon zest shopping list
ice cream, for serving and powdered sugar, for dusting shopping list

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Butter a large baking dish
In a large bowl, combine egg yolks and 1/3 cup sugar; beat with mixer on medium-high until ribbons form, about 8 minutes
Add flour, vanilla and cream
Reduce speed to low; beat until completely blended, stopping mixer occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl
In small bowl, using handheld whisk, beat egg whites and salt about 30 seconds
Add whites to batter and beat with mixer on low speed until incorporated, 1-2 minutes
Preheat prepared baking dish in oven for 4-5 minutes
In bowl, stir together cherries, 1/3 cup sugar and zest
Remove pan from oven
Pour in cherries and top with batter
Bake until clafoutis is set in middle, 30-35 minutes
Serve warm over ice cream and dust with powdered sugar
"Life is just a bowl of cherries...."

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juliecake ate it and said...
Beautiful! Thanks for sending this to me! j
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momto4 16 years ago
This looks and sounds great! I have never had it before but love desserts so I will give it a try!
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" It was excellent "
vino4dino ate it and said...
This looks and sounds great. I am saving it for the next time I make dessert.
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" It was excellent "
lunasea ate it and said...
That looks gorgeous and delicious! You know, everything I have ever made from Williams-Sonoma was delicious. I know this will be great as well. Thanks for the recipe, Kathye!
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bluewaterandsand ate it and said...
Oh, that looks fantastic!
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Oh, that looks fantastic!

bluewaterandsand in GAFFNEY loved it
That looks gorgeous and delicious! You know, everything I have ever made from Williams-Sonoma was delicious. I know this will be great as well. Thanks for the recipe, Kathye!

lunasea in Orlando loved it
This looks and sounds great. I am saving it for the next time I make dessert.

vino4dino in Baltimore loved it

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