Clafoutis

The purpose of this blog is to share our joy of cooking and gardening with our friends, family and others.

My first post is going to be about Sebastien's Clafoutis. I had never had the pleasure of eating Clafoutis (pronounced Cla-foo-tea). A classic french country dessert. To me it was like a cross between flan and pie. Here is a quick link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clafoutis

The first one he made was cherry. YUM. It was good but cherry was not my favorite fruit. So I forced him to make a peach one. NOW that was goooooood. I'm attaching his recipe which is Dairy Free. You can make it with classic dairy products if you like but his version is so good I wouldn't bother.

Clafoutis 
Serves 8

3 eggs
1/4 cup of white almond butter
3/4 cup of white sugar
3/4 cup of flour
16 oz the rice milk (or cow milk)
1 tsp almond extract
18 oz cherries
Line a pie plate with wax paper.
Beat ( KitchenAid ) the eggs with the almond butter and sugar until the mixture is frothy and smooth.
Gradually add flour and after rice milk and almond extract.
Wash the cherries and place in a baking dish.
Pour the batter over the cherries. Bake at 350°F for 45 to 50 minutes.
Serve warm or cold.
I PREFER IT COLD. Also, you can use another fruit if you like. We like to add sliced almonds to the top of ours also