A little pudding, a little fruit flan, the clafoutis is the dessert with a guaranteed result. And it's so quick and easy that you can even prepare it at the last minute
The clafoutis it's a French egg and fruit dessert that looks like a pudding, but it's not.
It should be served warm and is a real treat for the palate on autumn evenings.
Preparing it is very simple and you can use it the fruit of your choice, as long as it is in season.
During this time we suggest you try it with apples and raisins, scented with cinnamon.
The apple clafoutis recipe
Here's how to prepare this dessert.
Ingredients
450 g of golden apples
100 g of sugar
50 g of flour 00
250 ml of whole milk
80 g of raisins
2 eggs
10 g of butter
cinnamon
Method
First, let the raisins soften in water at room temperature and brown the apples in a pan with the knob of butter and a tablespoon of cinnamon. They simply have to caramelize a little, but always maintaining the consistency.
Separately, beat the eggs with the sugar and then add the milk and sifted flour.
Simply use a hand whisk.
You can flavor with grated lemon zest or vanilla extract.
Once the mixture is ready, grease a 24 cm diameter baking dish and pour the apples inside first, distributing them well, then the mixture with the eggs and finally the well-squeezed raisins.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 180 ° for about 35-40 minutes and serve the warm clafoutis with a scoop of ice cream or a sprig of semi-whipped cream.
Clafoutis in a pan
There is a faster version of this recipe which includes the cooking in a pan.
In practice it is one Fried eggs with apples, but the addition of flour makes the result slightly drier and more compact.
Just proceed as in the previous recipe and then mix the egg mixture with the apples and raisins and cook everything in a lightly buttered non-stick pan.
Maintain medium-low heat and proceed as for a classic omelette.
After about 5 minutes of cooking the base, help yourself with a plate or a lid e overturned the clafoutis to cook the other side.
Autumn alternatives
You can also prepare a delicious autumn clafoutis with other varieties of apple, such as rennet which goes great in desserts, or pears. Also great with grapes, as long as you find it in season and with persimmon in the persimmon apple vanilla version.
And you can also think of one salty version, maybe with pumpkin and zola!
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