Pear and Dried Cherry Clafouti

Summary

Yield
6 Servings
Source

Martha Stewart Living, October 2005

Prep time1 hour

Description

Ingredients

1⁄4CupFlour
1⁄2CupDried Cherries
1 Pear (Anjou, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cored)
3⁄4CupMilk
3⁄4CupHeavy Cream
2 Eggs
1TeaspoonVanilla Extract
1⁄4CupSugar
 PinchSalt

Instructions

1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 10-inch ceramic tart dish or 9 1/2-inch pie plate with cooking spray. Put cherries in a medium bowl, and cover with boiling water by 1 inch. Let stand until plump, about 10 minutes.
2.Cut pear lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices; fan over bottom of prepared dish. Blend milk, cream, eggs, vanilla, sugar, flour, and salt in a blender until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour batter over pear.
3.Drain cherries; sprinkle over batter. Bake until golden and set, about 25 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes. Cut into wedges. Clafouti can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 day.