Julia Child's Berry Flan
- Butter for pan
- 1 and 1/4 cups whole or 2 percent milk
- 23 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 pint (2 generous cups) blackberries or blueberries, rinsed and well drained
- Powdered sugar in a shaker
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly butter a medium-size flameproof baking dish at least 1 1/2 inches deep.
- Place the milk, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt and flour in a blender.
- Blend at top speed until smooth and frothy, about 1 minute.
- Pour a 1/4-inch layer of batter in the baking dish.
- Turn on a stove burner to low and set dish on top for a minute or two, until a film of batter has set in the bottom of the dish.
- Remove from heat.
- Spread berries over the batter and sprinkle on the remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar.
- Pour on the rest of the batter and smooth with the back of a spoon.
- Place in the center of the oven and bake about 50 minutes, until top is puffed and browned and a tester plunged into its center comes out clean.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving.
- (Clafoutis need not be served hot, but should still be warm.
- It will sink slightly as it cools.)
butter, percent milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, flour, generous, powdered sugar
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12688 (may not work)