Apple Clafoutis
- 4 large, slightly tart apples, like Pink Lady or Braeburn 2 to 2 1/4 pounds
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, preferably organic
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split, or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 13 cup sugar, preferably organic fair-trade sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 23 cup sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 3/4 cup low-fat milk
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Butter a 10- or 10 1/2-inch ceramic tart pan, baking dish or clafoutis dish.
- Peel, core and slice the apples into 16ths.
- Toss with the lemon juice in a large bowl.
- Heat the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the apples to the skillet.
- Cook, stirring, until they begin to look translucent, about four minutes.
- Add the brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Stir together until the apples have softened slightly and begun to caramelize, six to eight minutes.
- Remove from the heat, and transfer to the baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the seeds from the vanilla bean or the vanilla extract.
- Add the sugar and salt, and whisk together.
- Slowly beat in the flour, then add the yogurt and milk.
- Whisk until thoroughly blended.
- Pour over the apples in the baking dish.
- Place in the oven, and bake 35 to 40 minutes until the top is browned and the clafoutis is firm and puffed.
- Check by pressing lightly on the middle.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a rack, or serve warm.
apples, lemon juice, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, cinnamon, eggs, vanilla bean, sugar, salt, flour, plain yogurt, lowfat milk
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014151 (may not work)