Cherry Almond Clafouti Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F or prepare charcoal for cooking outdoors by heating coals in a chimney starter until hot and ashy.
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 5-quart Dutch oven. If using fresh cherries, rinse, stem and pit the cherries. If using frozen, place the cherries into a colander and allow to thaw completely before using. Discard the juice. Spread the cherries evenly over the bottom of the Dutch oven.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until frothy and lightened in color. Add the milk, vanilla and flour and whisk to combine. Pour the batter over the cherries.
• Oven baking: Bake on the middle rack, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until golden on top and a knife comes out clean when inserted into the middle.
• Outdoor coals: Place 18 to 19 coals on a Dutch oven table. Place a cooling rack, or other wire rack, that is at least 2-inches high, directly over the coals. Place the Dutch oven on the rack directly over the coals. Cover with the lid and place 22 to 23 coals on top. Cook with the lid on for 25 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for another 5 minutes or until golden on top and a knife comes out clean when inserted into the middle.
• Allow to cool for 30 minutes before removing from the Dutch oven, slicing and serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Oil or butter a 23cm flan dish or tin (not loose-bottomed) and scatter the berries over the base.
• Whizz all the batter ingredients in a blender until smooth, pour it over the fruits and bake for 20-25 mins until risen and golden brown. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat over to 375°F.
• Butter four 1-cup capacity ramekins, or custard cups.
• In a small bowl, toss the cherries with 2 tbsp of the sugar, then divide evenly among the ramekins (or custard cups) In a food processor, combine the almonds, the remaining sugar, the flour, salt, eggs, egg yolk, milk, and almond extract.
• Process about 30 seconds,or until the almonds are ground and the mixture forms a smooth batter Pour the batter over the cherries, dividing equally.
• Top each serving with 1 tsp cognac, or brandy, and bake 35 minutes, or until puffed and brown.
• Let cool until warm (they will sink slightly).
• Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and garnish with toasted almonds, if desired.
• Serve warm.
• NOTE: To make one large dish of clafouti instead of individual servings, pour the batter into a buttered 2-quart baking dish and cook 45 minutes.
• Serve by spooning clafouti into individual dessert dishes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Generously butter and flour a 7 by 5-inch baking dish or 6 individual, wide, flat gratin dishes.
• Add the cherries, in an even layer, to the prepared baking dish.
• In the bowl of a food processor, add the almonds, sugar, flour and salt and pulse until they are coarsely chopped. In a large bowl, using a whisk, combine the eggs, milk, vanilla and lemon zest until they are homogeneous. Add in the melted butter and the flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Pour over the cherries.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown.
• Dust with powdered sugar and serve with ice cream or whipped cream or both!
• Oh cherry baby!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Grease a 20cm round pie dish with butter or margarine.
• Spread the fruit in the dish.
• In a mixing bowl combine the almond meal and the sugar.
• Separately, whisk together the milk and the eggs.
• Slowly add the eggs and milk to the almond meal and sugar. Mixing until fully combined.
• Pour the almond custard mixture over the cherries. Bake for approx 30 minutes or until the clafouti is just set.
• Dust with icing sugar (use pure icing sugar if following a gluten free diet).
• Serve with cream or ice-cream if desired.
• The clafouti can also be made in ramekin dishes for individual serves. Just watch the cooking time as you will need less time.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F
• Wash the cherries, remove the stems and pits.
• In your food processor or blender place all the batter ingredients. Process till completely smooth, then let it rest while you prepare the fruit.
• In a large, heavy nonstick ovenproof skillet melt the butter over medium heat. Make sure you cover the bottom and sides of the pan with the melted butter.
• When the butter is bubbling, add the pitted cherries, and cook until the cherries have softened a bit and are coated with butter.
• Then sprinkle the cherries with 2 tablespoons sugar and cook until the sugar has dissolved and turns into a syrup.
• Pour the batter over the cherries and bake for about 20 minutes or until the clafoutis is puffed, set, and golden brown around the edges.
• Do not open the oven door until the end of the baking time or it may collapse.
• Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400º. In a baking dish, arrange the almonds in an even layer. Bake until they are golden brown, about 7 minutes, and set aside.
• Coat an 8-inch porcelain baking dish or pie plate with the 1 1/2 tablespoons of softened butter.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, egg, vanilla extract and 3 tablespoons of the sugar and whisk until blended. Add the flour and whisk again until just combined.
• Scatter the cherries evenly over the bottom of the buttered baking dish and top with half of the toasted almonds. Pour the batter over the cherries and almonds and top with the remaining almonds. Bake until the clafouti is browned, puffed and just pulling away from the sides of the pan, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar and cook until the top is caramelized, about 10 more minutes. Cool in the baking dish for 10 minutes. Serve warm from the dish with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Steps:

• Butter a 10" deep-dish pie pan and set aside.
• Beat eggs and sugar until frothy, about 2 minutes.
• Add milk and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Stir in flour and salt.
• Place cherries in bottom of pie pan and pour batter over cherries.
• Place pie pan on baking sheet and bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 and bake until top has puffed (it will sink on cooling) and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Cool for about 20 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Generously butter six 1-cup custard cups. Mix cherries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and cornstarch in large bowl. Divide among prepared cups.
• Whisk eggs, vanilla, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl until well blended. Cook butter in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until butter begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add butter to egg mixture and whisk to blend. Whisk in milk. Finely grind almonds, flour, and salt in processor. Stir nut mixture into custard. Pour custard over cherries, dividing equally.
• Bake clafoutis until set in center, about 35 minutes. Run knife around sides of clafoutis to loosen. Slide out onto plates. Serve clafoutis warm or at room temperature with ice cream.