What, Are You Calling That A Cherry Clafouti?

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. — Hippocrates

Cherry Clafouti

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh sweet cherries, pitted
• 2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (can reduce to 1/4 cup)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole or 2% milk
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract (can substitute 2 teaspoons of amaretto)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
2. Prepare the dish: Butter and lightly flour a 9x9-inch or 10x7-inch baking dish. Scatter the cherries and slivered almonds over the bottom of the dish.
3. Make the batter: Whisk the eggs, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until combined. Whisk in the salt and flour until smooth. Then whisk in the milk, almond extract, and vanilla extract.
4. Pour batter into the dish: Pour the batter into the baking dish over the cherries and slivered almonds.
5. Bake: Bake at 350°F for 35 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Check about halfway through the baking, and if the top is getting well browned, tent it loosely with aluminum foil.
6. Remove from the oven to cool: When you pull it out of the oven, it will wiggle a bit, which is normal. Place on a wire rack to cool. The clafoutis will have puffed up quite a bit and will deflate while cooling.
7. Dust with powdered sugar: When cool, dust the clafoutis with powdered sugar. Serve.

Wine Pairing

Pair this delightful cherry clafouti with a glass of Les Charmes Macon-Lugny Chardonnay. This crisp and refreshing white wine from Maison Louis Latour in Burgundy, France, complements the sweetness of the cherries and adds a touch of elegance to the dessert.

Bon Appétit

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