Banana Clafouti Food

BASIC CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and butter until the sugar is dissolved. Add the flour and whisk until smooth. Pour the batter into a cast iron skillet or pie pan.
• 2. Now add your favorite fruit or flavoring (see below). Bake until the clafoutis is beautifully puffed and golden, 35-40 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Clafoutis Variations: Concord Grape Clafoutis: Once the batter is in the skillet, scatter 2 cups slightly crushed Concord or other black or red grapes on top. Cherry Clafoutis: Scatter 2 cups pitted cherries onto the batter once it's poured into pie plates. Pear Clafoutis with Pear Eau de Vie: Core 1 ripe pear and cut into pieces. Pour the batter into the skillet and top with the pear pieces. Bake. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons eau de vie and serve immediately. Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut Clafoutis: Melt 1 cup chopped milk chocolate in a large mixing bowl set above a simmering pot of water. Fold in the clafoutis batter until smooth and fully incorporated. Pour into a skillet or pie plate, sprinkle with 1/4 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts, and bake.

BANANA CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter an 8 x 8-inch or 7 x 10-inch shallow baking dish.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the sugar in the bottom.
• Cut each banana into 3 long strips and line the bottom of the dish with them.
• In a bowl, beat together all the remaining ingredients, except the confectioner's sugar, and pour carefully over the bananas.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until puffed and golden.
• Let cool on a rack for 15 minutes.
• Sift confectioner's sugar over the top for garnish.

BANANA CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• In a blender blend together 1/3 cup of the sugar, the flour, the eggs, the milk, the vanilla, and the salt until the mixture is smooth. Arrange the banana slices in one layer in a buttered 3-cup gratin dish or flameproof shallow baking dish, pour the pudding over them, and bake the clafouti in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 20 minutes, or until the top is puffed and springy to the touch. Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, dot it with the butter, and broil the clafouti under a preheated broiler about 3 inches from the heat for 1 to 2 minutes, or until it is browned.

PLUM CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a 10 inch pie plate, and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar over the bottom.
• Arrange the plum halves, cut side down, so that they cover the entire bottom of the pie plate. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over the top of the plums. In a blender, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar, eggs, milk, flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Process until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour over the fruit in the pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

APRICOT CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• With a whisk, blend milk, egg, Cognac and sugar until combined.
• Add flour and blend until smooth.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Arrange apricots in a buttered 3 cup shallow baking dish (I use a quiche dish).
• Pour custard mixture over and bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden and puffed.
• Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Dust with icing sugar and serve warm.

BANANA PINEAPPLE CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 celsius.
• Butter a cake mold and tap in 20 grams of sugar.
• Peel the bananas and pineapple, then cut into small pieces. Add the cinnamon and sugar and let sit for 20 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and 70 grams of sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour and a pinch of salt.
• Slowly add the chocolate and regular milk - blend well.
• Add the fruit to the milk mixtureand dot the top of the cake with butter.
• Cook for 40 minutes.

EASY PEASY PLUM CLAFOUTI!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas6. Grease a shallow ovenproof dish (1.5l capacity). Arrange the plums in the dish, spreading them in an even layer. Place in the oven for 5 minutes so the dish will be hot when you come to pour the batter (important!).
• Sift the flour into a bowl and add the sugar. Mix the coconut milk, milk, eggs and vanilla. Whisk into the flour mixture to make a smooth batter. I usually just throw it all in a belnder & whizz until I have a smooth batter!
• Pour the batter over the fruit. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until set and golden in colour.
• Scatter the dessicated coconut over the top and serve straight away with whatever you fancy (see my ideas above).

CLEMENTINE CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a gratin dish with a 1 or 2 teaspoons of butter (size suggestions: 9x5x2 gratin dish or 10" round deep pie plate or porcelain dish.
• Dust dish with flour, rotating pan so flour sticks to all the butter.
• Invert the dish to remove excess flour.
• Remove any thick white strands and the fine webbing that comes off easily from the clementines.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs until frothy.
• Add granulated sugar and salt. Whisk until combined.
• Add cream and milk. Whisk until smooth.
• Add 1/2 cup flour and stir until just combined.
• Layer clementine sections in dish (they should come to almost the top of the dish).
• Pour batter over fruit until it's as close to the top of the dish as reasonably possible (there may be leftover batter).
• Bake for about 40 minutes or until nicely browned on top and a knife inserted into it comes out clean.
• Sift some powdered sugar over dessert and serve warm or at room temperature.
• Note: Must be served within a couple of hours of making it.
• Note: You could add 1 little vanilla, anise or 1 rose water if desired though it certainly isn't necessary.
• Makes at least 6 servings.

CHEF JOHN'S BLUEBERRY CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Generously butter a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Pour blueberries into prepared baking dish.
• Blend milk, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt in a blender until batter is smooth. Pour batter over blueberries and gently shake to remove any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and center is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool until clafoutis deflates and is just warm.