Clafoutis Aux Cerises (cherry soufflé)

IngredientsServes 4–6

10 g soft butter
20 g ground almonds
100 g flour
175 g sugar
20 g vanilla sugar
salt
4–5 eggs (200 g)
300 ml milk
100 g whipped cream
400 g cherries,
icing sugar (to taste)

1 ovenproof baking tin (minimum 1.5-l capacity)
Types of Dishes

Baking and Desserts

Pastries

Desserts

Occasion, extravagance & level of difficulty

Simple recipes

Special occasions

Can be prepared in advance

Economical

Cooking appliance

Oven

Steam combination oven

Bread, cakes and pastries

Cakes & tarts

Flavour

Sweet

Type of ingredient

Cereals

Cheese / Dairy products

Fruit

Event Recipes

Mediterranean

Chefs

Rachel Khoo

Temperate range

Cold

Preparation1. Spread the butter thickly across the tin and sprinkle with the ground almonds.

2. Preheat the oven to 195–200°C.

3. First mix the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar and 1/4 tsp salt together with the eggs, then add the milk and cream until it forms a thick batter.

4. Distribute the cherries around the base of the tin and pour the batter over them. Bake the mixture on the lowest shelf of the oven for 35–40 mins, then turn the oven off and leave for a further 10 mins. Owners of the combi steamer should place the mixture on the second shelf from the bottom with the following settings: 20% moisture, 180 degrees, 35 mins; then turn the oven off and leave the mixture inside for a further 5–10 mins.

5. Allow the clafoutis to cool until just warm, then sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.
TipsBlack cherries are used traditionally, though sour cherries also work very well. Leave the stones in the fruit – without them, the cherries lose their juice and the mixture becomes too runny. If you’re using stoned frozen cherries, place them in the tin while they are still frozen, then pour the mixture over and bake immediately for 45–50 mins in a conventional oven, or 45 mins in the combi steamer.