Friday, July 30, 2010

Pear Clafouti (with apples instead)

What do I do when I get a sweet craving at 11:30 at night? This:

If you like oven puff (or as we call them "German") pancakes then you will love this. It's basically an oven puff pancake with fruit in it. And it looks really pretty when it's all baked!

Cook time: 45-ish minutes, Serves: 6
Recipe by: Ina Garden (for Food Network)

Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons pear brandy (recommended: Poire William) - I left this out, but I bet you could use juice or sparkling cider to substitute- 2 to 3 firm but ripe Bartlett pears (or apples)
- Confectioners' sugar
- Creme fraiche (or whipped cream/ maple syrup)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Butter a 10 by 3 by 1 1⁄2-inch round baking dish and sprinkle the bottom and sides with 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar.
Beat the eggs and the 1⁄3 cup of granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, mix in the flour, cream, vanilla extract, lemon zest, salt, and pear brandy.

Set aside for 10 minutes.Meanwhile, peel, quarter, core, and slice the pears. Arrange the slices in a single layer, slightly fanned out, in the baking dish.

Pour the batter over the pears:
...and bake until the top is golden brown and the custard is firm, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, and creme fraiche. Although I prefer maple syrup and/or whipped cream.

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