delicious French dessert: clafoutis

In French, clafoutis is pronounced klah-foo-TEE. English-speaking people often say klah-FOO-tee. I read several recipes, then made my own version. Here it is:

Ingredients

3 eggs

½ cup sugar

½ cup flour [regular all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour]

1 cup milk

½ cup light cream

¼ teaspoon salt

grated rind or zest of one lemon [optional]

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 apples

2 tablespoons butter, melted

cinnamon to taste

Method

1] In a bowl, whisk eggs till they're well mixed.

2] Whisk sugar and flour into the eggs.

3] Add milk, cream, vanilla, and lemon zest. Whisk until well mixed with no lumps. Set in refrigerator.

4] Peel, core, and slice apples. Arrange in an 11-inch flan pan or similar.

5] Pour melted butter over.

6] Microwave until apples are almost tender, about 5 minutes. [If using a metal pan, bake in oven until almost tender.]

7] Sprinkle with cinnamon.

8] Briefly re-whisk the batter in the bowl and pour it over the apples.

9] Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes. Then bake at 350°F until a knife stuck into the centre comes out clean or almost clean, about 30 minutes.

Variations

If you want it dairy-free, use almond milk or similar instead of regular milk and cream. Also use margarine instead of butter.

Traditional clafoutis is made with pitted black cherries. Other fruits can be used, for example, pears, peaches, apricots, plums. If using a soft fruit, don't microwave or bake it before pouring the batter over. If the fruit is quite sour, as plums can be, increase the sugar.