Cranberry Clafouti

[donna]

A clafouti is a custardlike pancake studded with fruit. This Cranberry one gave this traditional French country-style dessert a New World twist.

3 eggs
2/3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon bourbon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
dash salt
2 cups fresh cranberries
grated zest of 1 orange
powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch glass pie plate.
Mix or whisk eggs with flour, sugar. milk.cream.borbon, vanilla and salt. Mix until well blended. Spread cranberries and orange zest evenly over bottom of pie plate. Carefully pour batter over fruit.
Bake until custard has just set in the center, about 50 minutes. Let cool to lukewarm, sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar and cut into wedges.

Serve warm.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

@donna, I had never heard of clafouti, but it sure sounds delicious! It looks good too.

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[donna]

When saw Cranberry Tea thread thought of this recipe. Another good one to try. I love cranberries.

 

[KianGaf]

@donna, I had never heard of clafouti, but it sure sounds delicious! It looks good too.

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I have seen it on food shows traveling through France. I tried to make it once and had a bit of a disaster. I must try the recipe again.

 

[JOHN42768]

Orange / cranberries. Got to taste great

 

[Fairfield]

My Norwegian relatives often make sweet pancakes for dessert--I think this would qualify! Can't imagine bourbon for breakfast--let alone with maple syrup This looks to be quite wonderful!

 

[KianGaf]

My Norwegian relatives often make sweet pancakes for dessert--I think this would qualify! Can't imagine bourbon for breakfast--let alone with maple syrup This looks to be quite wonderful!

I've yet to visit Norway but have been to Sweden & Denmark both do something similar. The Swedes were particularly good at them, delicious.

 

[Fairfield]

I've yet to visit Norway but have been to Sweden & Denmark both do something similar. The Swedes were particularly good at them, delicious.

They are all pretty similar. They all make wonderful desserts because it is a staple of hospitality. In fact, in western Sweden/eastern Norway (and elsewhere)--at Christmas--if a guest isn't offered at least 7 småkaker (small cakes), s/he can consider him/herself insulted! . Of course, småkaker includes items such as cookies and bars.

 

[donna]

This is the French version of a batter pudding. Here cranberries are used.

This is similar to English batter puddings as posted in thread Batter and Fruit Pudding by Albert Sailhorst.

Batter puddings were popular in England, France and America in 1800s and beyond.