Cherry Chocolate Clafouti Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Position oven rack in the middle of oven; preheat oven to 350°; brush an 11,7 inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Place the chocolate chips in the bottom of the prepare dish, then the cherries.
• In a food processor or blender, combine the remaining tablespoon butter, eggs, milk, flour, vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon; process until smooth.
• Pour the batter carefully over the cherry-chocolate base.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes, until puffed and golden, or a knife inserted near the edge comes out clean.
• Cool on a baking rack for about 10 minutes; dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

JULIA CHILD'S CHERRY CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Using a blender, combine the milk, 1/3 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt and flour, and blend.
• Lightly butter an 8-cup baking dish, and pour a 1/4-inch layer of the blended mixture over the bottom. Set remaining batter aside.
• Place dish into the oven for about 7-10 minutes, until a film of batter sets in the pan but the mixture is not baked through. Remove from oven (but don't turn the oven off, yet).
• Distribute the pitted cherries over the set batter in the pan, then sprinkle with the remaining sugar. Pour the remaining batter over the cherries and sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, until the clafouti is puffed and brown and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm.
• Servings: 6-8 for dessert, 4 for breakfast.

CHEF JOHN'S CHERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter 2-quart baking dish.
• Place flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, and milk in mixing bowl. Whisk thoroughly to blend and break up any lumps. Whisk in eggs and vanilla until well blended. Ladle about half of the custard into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until set, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Distribute cherries evenly on top of the set custard. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup sugar. Ladle in the rest of the custard; avoid rearranging the cherries.
• Bake until puffed and browned, about 45 minutes. Cool to just warm. Serve warm.