Blueberry Ginger Clafoutis Food

BLUEBERRY-GINGER CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Place a rack at the upper level and a second in the middle of the oven. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9-inch ceramic or glass baking dish or deep-dish pie plate (at least 1 1/2 quart capacity) well with butter.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, 1 cup sugar, flour, zest, cardamom and salt until smooth and combined, the sugar is dissolved, and there are no visible flecks of flour.
• Pour enough batter into the greased baking dish to cover the base by about 1/2 inch. Place the baking dish on the top rack of the oven and cook until the batter is just about set - it should jiggle slightly in the center - about 15 to 17 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven. Arrange the blueberries and the ginger on top in a single layer. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over the fruit. Pour the remaining batter over the fruit, return the dish to the oven, and bake on the middle rack until the batter is completely cooked, about 60 to 65 minutes. The edges should be slightly firm and golden brown, and the center slightly jiggly. A knife inserted in the middle should come out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Dust the top of the clafoutis with confectioners' sugar to taste and serve warm or at room temperature.

BLACKBERRY-GINGER CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9-inch pie plate with the butter. Dust the dish with 1 tablespoon sugar, making sure you cover the sides too! I do this by holding the pie plate near-vertical and shimmying the sugar around the edge. Set the pie plate aside.
• Using a stand mixer, an electric hand-mixer or a blender, mix the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, ginger, garam masala, eggs, milk, heavy cream and vanilla and let it go until the mixture is frothy.
• Arrange the blackberries in the bottom of the pie plate (I don't like it to look too uniform), and carefully pour the batter into the dish.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, rotating the dish halfway to ensure even cooking. You'll know it's done when you insert a knife into the center and it comes out clean. Don't worry if certain areas puff up more than others as the clafouti cools on your counter it will even out.
• Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with a little powdered sugar, and topped with a little whipped cream, if desired. I like it just the way it is when it comes out of the oven!
• Combine the cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom seeds, black cardamom seeds, if using into a spice grinder or coffee grinder and grind until fine. Store the spice mix in an airtight container away from direct sunlight.

BLUEBERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place blueberries in the bottom of a small rectangular glass pan (about 8 by 10 inches).
• In a medium bowl, crack eggs and whisk lightly. Add sugar and continue whisking until mixture thickens and is pale yellow. Add milk and vanilla; whisk to combine. Add flour and whisk to combine. Add a pinch of fine salt and whisk to incorporate. Pour mixture over berries.
• Bake on the center rack of the oven until the clafouti has puffed and the center bounces back when lightly pressed, about 45 minutes, rotating once.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly before cutting. Slice into 8 equal pieces and gently remove from pan with a spatula or cake server. Dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately.

BLUEBERRY CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Grind the almonds to a very fine powder in a small food processor then blend in the flour and salt. Add the sugar, whole eggs, yolks and cream. Whizz until creamy smooth. (If you're making ahead, tip the batter into a jug at this point and store in the fridge for up to 24 hours.)
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Butter eight 10cm gratin dishes. Scatter the blueberries in the bottom.
• Give the batter a good stir, pour into the dishes and bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until risen and lightly firm. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm.

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.

BLUEBERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place the milk, eggs, flour, half a cup of the sugar and the cinnamon in a blender or a food processor. Process until well mixed.
• Place the butter in a heavy nine-inch ovenproof skillet or a heatproof baking dish. Place it on the stove over low heat to melt the butter and warm the pan. Remove it from the heat.
• Spoon a little of the batter into the pan, swirling it to coat the bottom. Scatter one-and-a-third cups of the blueberries over the bottom of the pan and dust them with a tablespoon of the remaining sugar. Pour the remaining batter over them; place the pan in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, until puffed and browned.
• While the clafouti is baking, stir the yogurt and mix in the remaining blueberries. Dust the finished clafouti with the remaining sugar and serve with the yogurt on the side.

BLUEBERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat6 the oven to 375°. In a medium size bowl, combine the blueberries with 2 tbsp of the granulated sugar and let stand while preparing the batter.
• In a food processor or blender, whirl the remaining granulated sugar, milk, flour, eggs, orange rind, vanilla and cinnamon for 30 seconds or until smooth. Or put all the ingredients in a medium-size bowl and stir until just blended.
• Lightly grease a 9-in pie plate and arrange the blueberries on the bottom. Spread the batter evenly over the blueberries and bake for 35-40 or until puffed and lightly golden. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
• Serves 4-6.

BLUEBERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in 10-inch tart pan or 9-inch pie plate and coat sides (the extra butter will get used momentarily).
• In medium bowl, stir together 3 tablespoons bake mix, sugar substitute and salt.
• In small bowl whisk cream, water, eggs and almond extract. Pour in excess melted butter from pan.
• Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
• Toss blueberries with remaining 1 tablespoon bake mix; gently fold into batter.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 45 minutes or until golden and puffy.
• Serve immediately.

BLUEBERRY-GINGER BLENDER CLAFOUTI AND VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Lightly butter the sides and bottom of a 2-quart baking dish or 10-11 inch pie plate.
• Arrange the blueberries and the ginger on the bottom of the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar.
• Pour milk into the blender and add eggs, flour, vanilla and remaining 1 tbs. sugar. Blend on high speed until mixed (about 30 seconds).
• Pour batter over fruit in baking dish.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the clafouti is lightly browned on the edges.
• Serve while still warm.
• Variation 1: Cherry Ginger Blender Clafouti: Follow the Blueberry Ginger recipe, substituting 3 cups pitted fresh cherries for the blueberries.
• Variation 2: Peach Ginger Blender Clafouti: Follow the Blueberry Ginger recipe, substituting 3 cups fresh peach chunks for the blueberries (peeled or unpeeled peaches).
• Variation 3: Summer Fruit Combo Blender Clafouti: Follow the Blueberry Ginger recipe, substituting 3 cups of a combination of ripe, fresh summer fruits for the blueberries (try berries, peaches and cherries).