Fresh Cherry Clafouti

Name: Fresh Cherry Clafouti
Ingredients: 4 cups dark sweet red cherries (Fresh Bing or Pitted); 4 tablespoons brandy (French Napoleon); 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest; 5 jumbo eggs (Brown); 3/4 cup dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (Room Temperature); 1 1/4 cups heavy cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup pastry flour; 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar (Powdered Sugar)

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

4 cups dark sweet red cherries (Fresh Bing or Pitted)
4 tablespoons brandy (French Napoleon)
1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
5 jumbo eggs (Brown)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter (Room Temperature)
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup pastry flour
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar (Powdered Sugar)

Directions

1

Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
2

Coat 10-inch Clafouti Dish with food spray.
3

Place cherries in a bowl with 3-tablespoons Brandy, lemon zest and toss cherries. Cover with plastic and chill for 1 hour. Drain cherries reserving excess cherry juice.
4

Use a mixer with a paddle, combine eggs, butter, brown sugar and remaining brandy. Beat until smooth; about 2-3 minutes.
5

Add heavy cream, 2 tablespoons cherry juice, vanilla extract and beat until batter is smooth. Remove paddle from mixer and fold in flour by hand, stir until batter is smooth.
6

Place cherries into Clafouti Dish and cover with batter.
7

Place dish on a sheet pan, reduce oven to 375 F and bake for 10- minutes. Remove from oven and pour remaining cherry juice over Clafouti.
8

Reduce oven to 350 F and bake for about 35-minutes.
9

Insert a knife into center to insure Clafouti is baked. Cool for 20-minutes before serving.
10

Garnish Cherry Clafouti with confectioners' sugar and warm Fresh Cherry Sauce.