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French Cherry Clafoutis Recipe


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

Kathye

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Ingredients
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 6 T all -purpose flour
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 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)
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  • ice cream, for serving and powdered sugar, for dusting

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

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Oh, that looks fantastic!


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!


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


This looks and sounds great! I have never had it before but love desserts so I will give it a try!


Beautiful! Thanks for sending this to me! j


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