Bonnies Cranberry Clafouti Recipes

BONNIE'S CRANBERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• 1. Read the recipe through. Gather your ingredients before you begin. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Choose a 1 1/2 quart glass baking dish. (Not metal) Butter your baking dish with a pastry brush.
• 3. Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar over the bottom of the buttered dish. Add cranberries. Blot any excess moisture from the cranberries before scattering them in the bottom of the dish.
• 4. Make the batter. In a large mixing bowl, whisk 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt until combined. Whisk in the eggs, butter, 1 cup whipping cream, 3/4 cup whole milk, and the orange zest. Combine well.
• 5. Pour the batter over the drained cranberries
• 6. Bake it in a 400 degree oven for 35 minutes. It will puff up. Bake until slightly set and browned around the edges. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes.
• 7. When it is set, remove to a wire rack to cool. It will sink. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Top with a dollop of whipped cream.
• 8. Here is how it looks! Enjoy!

CRANBERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Toss cranberries with 1/4 cup sugar. Pour 1/2 cup of cranberries into 8 ramekins and place on a baking sheet.
• In a food processor, blend remaining ingredients until smooth. Pour over cranberries and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until top of gratin is an even golden brown colour.
• Serve clafoutis warm, brushed with apricot jam.

CRANBERRY CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Combine the eggs, egg yolks, 1/2 cup turbinado sugar, the half-and-half, flour, Grand Marnier, vanilla and salt in a blender. Pulse until the sugar has dissolved and the batter is smooth, about 1 minute. Let sit at room temperature, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Butter the bottom and side of an 11-inch ceramic tart pan or pie plate and set on a baking sheet. Toss the cranberries with 5 tablespoons turbinado sugar in a small bowl; spread in the bottom of the prepared tart pan. Bake until the mixture starts to caramelize, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F.
• Carefully pour 1 cup of the prepared batter into the hot pan and let sit 5 minutes, then pour in the remaining batter. Sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar on top. Bake until puffed and almost set, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 20 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

CRANBERRY PEAR CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Butter a 9 inch glass pie plate.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar till lightly colored.
• Whisk in the flour and half and half. Stir in the melted butter.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pie plate.
• Arrange the pears in the batter (you can leave the pears in halves, but I cubed mine) and surround with cranberries.
• If desired, dust top with sugar and cinnamon (or whatever spices you like - I added in some allspice as well).
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or till the pears are tender and the custard is lightly browned.
• Cool slightly and serve.
• (The original recipe says this serves 6-8, but 3 of us polished it off at breakfast quite easily).