The French secret to the perfect, golden cherry clafoutis
In short: Discover how to master this traditional dessert from the Limousin region. This video demonstrates the technique for preparing a delicate, pancake-like batter and baking it with cherries in a hot, buttered cast iron pan.
A clafoutis is a French dessert consisting of a thin batter poured over fruit. While many use cherries, using other fruits technically transforms the dish into a 'flognarde'. Purists argue that cherries should remain whole and include their pits.
The dessert's name may derive from the Occitan word 'clafir', meaning garnish, or the Latin 'clavum fingere', meaning to plant a nail—a nod to the cherries being planted in the dough. The recipe involves whisking eggs, milk, salt, vanilla, and sugar with flour, then baking in a 10-inch pan at 180ºC (350°F) for 25–35 minutes until puffed and golden.
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