Berry Clafoutis - a traditional French dessert. I made it with Blackberries and Blueberries. Breakfast and dessert recipe.
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 10people
Calories 139kcal
Ingredients
⅓cupall-purpose flour
½teaspoonbaking powder
1cuppowdered sugar, plus more for dusting
pinchof salt
3large eggs
1cuphalf and half
1 ½teaspoonsvanilla extract
1teaspoonbutter, for greasing the baking pan
1tablespoongranulated sugar, for dusting the baking pan
6ouncesblackberries
6ouncesblueberries
Lemon zest of half a lemon, optional
Instructions
Use 9 inch square cake pan.
Preheat the oven to 375 F.
In a medium bowl, combine together the flour, baking powder, salt and powdered sugar.
In a small bowl, using electric mixer, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half and vanilla extract until very smooth and well-combined. Make sure this step is done properly so that in the end your dessert does not come out smelling too much like eggs.
Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients, and stir, using electric mixer, until a smooth batter forms. The batter will be very liquid. At this point, you can mix in optional lemon zest into the batter.
Grease the bottom and sides of the cake pan with butter. Dust all surfaces of the pan with the granulated sugar and fill the pan with the mixed berries. This type of dessert has a tendency to stick, so instead of butter you might use non-stick spray instead.
Pour the batter over the berries. Bake 30 – 35 minutes or until puffed up, golden around edges and set in the middle (when the top is no more liquid), and it looks and feels flan-like. Do not open the oven until the end of the baking time, or the clafoutis may collapse. Berries will rise to the top towards the end of baking time. Do not overcook, or your dish will come out “rubbery”.
Turn out onto a serving plate, dust with powdered sugar and serve warm. It’s also good with a little cream, milk or half and half poured over it. This dessert is best consumed fresh, immediately after baking, or within 2 days.