Cottage Cheese Clafouti Food

CHERRY CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 11-inch-round baking dish and spread the cherries evenly over the bottom.
• Whisk the eggs, half-and-half, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the flour in a medium bowl until combined. Pour the batter over the cherries, sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and scatter the sliced butter on top.
• Bake until puffed and golden around the edges, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly, then dust with confectioners' sugar.

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.

CHEF JOHN'S CHERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter 2-quart baking dish.
• Place flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, and milk in mixing bowl. Whisk thoroughly to blend and break up any lumps. Whisk in eggs and vanilla until well blended. Ladle about half of the custard into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until set, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Distribute cherries evenly on top of the set custard. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup sugar. Ladle in the rest of the custard; avoid rearranging the cherries.
• Bake until puffed and browned, about 45 minutes. Cool to just warm. Serve warm.

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.

COTTAGE CHEESE CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Butter (with the 1 tablespoon butter) and dust with 1 tablespoon sugar a 2-quart casserole dish.
• In a blender combine the next 7 ingredients (half and half - salt) and blend until smooth. Add cottage cheese to mixture and blend on low speed for five seconds. Pour mixture into prepared dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350-degrees F and bake 10 more minutes. Sprinkle with the last 1 tablespoon sugar and bake another 5 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes clean.
• Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes before serving.

COTTAGE CHEESE CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425 degrees.
• Spread butter over the bottom and sides of a 2 quart souffle dish and dust with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Combine all remaining ingredients except cottage cheese and 1 tablespoon sugar in blender and blend until smooth.
• Add cheese and blend at low speed just until mixed, about 5 seconds.
• Pour custard into prepared dish.
• and bake for 30 minutes.
• Lower oven temperature to 350 and bake 10 minutes longer.
• Sprinkle custard with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake for 5 more minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

30+ COTTAGE CHEESE RECIPES (+WHIPPED COTTAGE CHEESE DIP)

Steps:

• Chop the garlic.
• Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth.

SEASONAL CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Set the oven at 425 degrees F.
• In a food processor or blender, combine the milk, ricotta, eggs, sugar, flour, and vanilla, and process until smooth.
• Spread the fruit evenly over the bottom of an 8-inch ovenproof skillet or deep-dish pie plate. Pour the batter evenly over the top. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes.
• Serve warm, or room temperature, or chilled, cut in wedges.

FRESH PEACH CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 9-inch pie plate.
• Arrange the peaches in a single layer.
• Combine all other ingredients and mix well.
• Pour mixture over peaches.
• Bake until puffed and golden, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar if desired.
• Cut into wedges.
• Serve with ice cream or frozen yogurt.

RHUBARB CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Cut rhubarb on pieces and cook them with sugar and cinnamon for 10 minutes until they soften slightly.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees (190 celsius).
• Spread the fruit filling in the baking dish and cover with strawberry halves.
• Beat eggs and sugar just to blend them, then mix in other ingredients. Pour over the fruit.
• Bake for 20 minutes until brown.
• Serve warm with whipped cream.

CHEDDAR-BUTTERNUT SQUASH CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°., Place butternut squash in a 12-in. cast-iron skillet. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Roast until just tender, 15-20 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, flour and cayenne; stir in cheeses. Place butter in same skillet; place skillet in oven until butter is melted, 1-2 minutes. Carefully tilt pan to coat bottom and sides with butter. Pour egg mixture into skillet; top with roasted squash., Bake until puffed and edges are browned, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with chives and additional Parmesan and Romano cheese blend.

FRESH FIG CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; generously butter a 10-inch pie plate; sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• In a large measuring cup or a bowl with a pouring spout, whisk the milk, cream, eggs, and vanilla together until well blended.
• In another bowl, sift the flour, ¼ cup sugar, and salt; gradually whisk the milk mixture into the flour mixture until fairly smooth.
• Pour the batter through a strainer into the prepared pie plate; pressing down any lumps of flour in the strainer to dissolve them.
• Arrange the figs, cut side up, on top of the batter; dot the surface with the pieces of butter.
• Bake 50-55 minutes until the edges are puffed and golden and cooked in the center.
• Transfer dish to a wire rack; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar while still warm.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.