Cranberry Walnut Clafoutis With Bourbon Whipped Cream Food

CRANBERRY CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 1-quart baking dish (not metal) using a pastry brush; sprinkle 2 tablespoons granulated sugar over bottom. Sift remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the flour, and salt into a large bowl. Gradually whisk in eggs, 3/4 cup cream, the milk, and zest.
• Scatter cranberries into dish; pour batter over top. Bake until puffed, slightly set, and brown around edges, 32 to 34 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes (it will sink).
• Whisk remaining 1/4 cup cream until soft peaks form. Dust clafouti with confectioners' sugar. Serve with whipped cream.

CRANBERRY CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Combine the eggs, egg yolks, 1/2 cup turbinado sugar, the half-and-half, flour, Grand Marnier, vanilla and salt in a blender. Pulse until the sugar has dissolved and the batter is smooth, about 1 minute. Let sit at room temperature, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Butter the bottom and side of an 11-inch ceramic tart pan or pie plate and set on a baking sheet. Toss the cranberries with 5 tablespoons turbinado sugar in a small bowl; spread in the bottom of the prepared tart pan. Bake until the mixture starts to caramelize, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F.
• Carefully pour 1 cup of the prepared batter into the hot pan and let sit 5 minutes, then pour in the remaining batter. Sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar on top. Bake until puffed and almost set, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 20 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

CRANBERRY WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and place over high heat. When mixture comes to a boil, add cranberries and return to boil. Simmer for ten minutes. Strain mixture, squeezing to preserve as much liquid as possible. Discard the berry pulp. Allow cranberry sauce to cool, covered, at room temperature.
• Combine cream and sugar in large bowl. Beat with hand mixer until it forms stiff peaks.
• In a large bowl, stir 1/4 of the whipped cream into the cranberry sauce. Once combined, fold the remaining cream into the mixture, half at a time.
• Store, covered, in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY CINNAMON CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in upper third. Butter a 9-inch shallow baking dish.
• Briskly simmer cranberries, Port, whiskey, and cinnamon in a small heavy saucepan, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until almost syrupy, 12 to 15 minutes. Pour into baking dish.
• Blend together eggs, milk, butter, sugar, flour, vanilla, and salt in a blender and pour over cranberries, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake until slightly puffed and set in center, about 35 minutes. Cool clafoutis briefly on a rack.

CRANBERRY-WALNUT CLAFOUTIS WITH BOURBON WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Heat the milk and 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until warm but not hot.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs together. Whisk in 1/2 cup sugar, the flour, and the salt. Add the warm milk, whisking well to incorporate completely. Let the batter rest 1 hour at room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet, and toast about 10 minutes, until they're golden brown and smell nutty. When the nuts have cooled, chop them coarsely.
• Butter a 10-inch round or oval baking dish with the 1 teaspoon butter. (You could also make six individual clafoutis if you like.) Sprinkle the remaining 2 teaspoons sugar in the dish, and tip it to coat the bottom and sides. Pour the batter into the dish. Scatter the walnuts and cranberries on top (most of them will sink). Bake about 45 minutes, until the clafoutis puffs up and is golden brown.
• While the clafoutis finishes baking, whip the cream and bourbon to soft peaks.
• Serve the clafoutis directly from the baking dish with the whipped cream on the side.