PLUM CLAFOUTIS

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Ingredients

  • 6 SERVINGS
  • This version calls for regular black or red plums briefly macerated in sugar and Armagnac, but it's also delicious with Italian prune plums, which reach their peak in September.
  • 1 lb black or red plums, pitted and cut into eighths
  • 2 tablespoons Armagnac or other brandy
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp sugar, divided
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • Confectioners sugar for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400F with rack in middle. Butter a 2-qt shallow baking dish.

Toss plums with Armagnac and 1 Tbsp sugar in a bowl and let macerate 15 minutes.

Transfer plums to baking dish with a slotted spoon and pour juices into a blender. Add eggs to blender with milk, butter, flour, salt, extracts, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar and blend just until combined. Pour over plums.

Bake until puffed and just set in center, about 35 minutes. Cool 15 minutes, then dust with confectioners sugar.