Blackberry Clafouti

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 cups fresh blackberries washed,
• dried
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 vanilla bean, slit lengthwise
• 2-1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, for greasing the ramekins

Details

Servings 18

Preparation

Step 1

Place the berries in a bowl. Coat them in 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and brandy. Let macerate for about 10-15 minutes until the juices begin to flow.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Using a handheld mixer, whisk the eggs with the sugar until you get a pale, yellow foam.

Using a paring knife, scrape and gather all the grains of the vanilla bean. Add the grains of vanilla to the eggs.

Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Sift the dry ingredients. Form a well in the center of the bowl. Pour in the egg mixture. Add the milk. Mix until the batter is smooth. Do NOT overmix.

Pour the custard mixture through a sieve, then pour about 1-1/2 tablespoons into each ramekin (previously lightly greased with butter).

Bake for 2 minutes at 400°F. Open the oven, add 3 cherries per ramekin, sprinkle them with the remaining brown sugar and cover the fruit with the remaining batter, up to the top of the ramekin. Close the oven; bake for 10 minutes at 375°F, then lower the temperature to 350°F for another 35 minutes.

Let it cool for a few minutes. Serve warm, sprinkled with powdered sugar.