Recipe: Cherry Clafoutis

A new French dessert recipe I tested yesterday for Sunday lunch. My opinion? Creamy, sweet and tart at the same time - a success.

Serves 6
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 75g butter
• 120g caster sugar
• 50g plain flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 1 medium egg, plus 3 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 200ml semi-skimmed milk
• 100ml double cream
• 425g cherries (frozen, fresh or tinned - all should be pitted)
• icing sugar to dust

Method

1. Melt the butter in the microwave for a few seconds then allow to cool. Preheat oven to 190C (fan 170C, Gas 5)
2. Brush the inside of a 1 litre baking dish with a little of the melted butter, then dust with caster sugar.
3. Using an electric whisk, mix the sugar, salt, flour, almonds, egg, yolks and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add the milk, cream and melted butter, continuing to whisk.
4. Drain off the cherries and discard the juice. Add the cherries to the batter mix, then pour the whole lot into a baking dish. Bake in oven for 45 minutes until set.
5. Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar and with a  nice dollop of ice-cream.