Far Breton
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, cooled
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup small or medium-size pitted prunes (about 6 ounces)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup Armagnac or other brandy
- Powdered sugar
- Combine milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt in blender jar.
- Blend 1 minute.
- Add flour and pulse just until blended, scraping down sides of jar.
- Cover and chill in jar at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.
- Combine prunes, 1/2 cup water, and raisins in heavy small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until fruit is softened and water is almost evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Turn off heat.
- Pour brandy over fruit.
- Using long match, ignite brandy.
- Let flames burn off, shaking pan occasionally.
- Transfer fruit to small bowl.
- Cool completely.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375F.
- Butter 8-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides.
- Line bottom with parchment or waxed paper.
- Butter paper.
- Dust pan with flour, shaking out excess; place on baking sheet.
- Reblend batter until smooth, about 5 seconds.
- Pour into prepared cake pan.
- Drop prunes and raisins into batter, distributing evenly.
- Bake cake on baking sheet until sides are puffed and brown and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- Cool cake completely in pan on rack.
- Place piece of parchment or waxed paper on flat plate.
- Sift powdered sugar onto paper.
- Run knife around cake in pan to loosen.
- Invert pan onto paper, releasing cake.
- Remove pan; peel off paper.
- Place serving plate over cake and invert.
- Dust top of cake with additional powdered sugar.
milk, eggs, sugar, unsalted butter, vanilla, salt, flour, prunes, water, raisins, brandy, powdered sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/far-breton-231583 (may not work)