Berry Clafoutis
- 3 cups (450g) mixed blueberries and blackberries (or use just one type), rinsed and drained on paper towels
- 2 tablespoons kirsch, eau de vie de myrtille, or creme de cassis (optional)
- 105 grams sugar, preferably organic (7 tablespoons)
- 40 grams unbleached all-purpose flour (approximately 1/3 cup)
- 35 grams almond flour (approximately 1/3 cup)
- 3 extra large eggs (165 grams)
- 1 vanilla bean, scraped, or 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 165 grams low-fat yogurt or kefir (2/3 cup, approximately)
- Toss berries in a medium bowl with the kKirsch, eau de vie or creme de cassis and 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, sift together all-purpose flour and almond flour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Butter a 9- or 10--inch ceramic tart pan or clafoutis dish.
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs with remaining sugar, seeds from the vanilla bean or vanilla, and salt.
- Place a strainer over the bowl and drain berries, allowing all of the liquid from the berries to run into the egg and sugar mixture.
- Whisk to combine.
- Arrange drained berries in the buttered baking dish.
- Beat the sifted flours into the egg mixture and whisk until smooth.
- Add yogurt or kefir and combine well.
- Pour over fruit, scraping out all of the batter with a rubber spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until the top is browned and the clafoutis is firm and puffed.
- Press gently on the top in the middle to see if its firm.
- If it isnt, return to the oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
blueberries, tablespoons kirsch, sugar, flour, almond flour, eggs, vanilla bean, salt, lowfat yogurt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016382 (may not work)