Comice Pear Clafoutis

Name: Comice Pear Clafoutis
Ingredients: Salted butter for the dish; 2 firm-ripe Comice pears (1 lb. total), peeled, cored, and sliced lengthwise about 1/3 in. thick; 1 cup whole milk; 3 large eggs; 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp. granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably freshly grated; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 cup flour; Powdered sugar

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Salted butter for the dish
2 firm-ripe Comice pears (1 lb. total), peeled, cored, and sliced lengthwise about 1/3 in. thick
1 cup whole milk
3 large eggs
1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup flour
Powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a shallow 3-qt. baking dish (about 10 by 11 in.) and arrange pears in an attractive pattern over the bottom. (Fruit will rise to the top as batter bakes.)
2

Put milk, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla, orange zest, nutmeg, salt, and flour (in this order) in a blender and whirl until very smooth and frothy, 1 minute. Pour batter over pears.
3

Bake until clafoutis is well browned and a little puffed, about 50 minutes.
4

Let clafoutis cool on a rack about 15 minutes. Serve warm, sprinkled with powdered sugar.