PEAR CLAFOUTIS
It sounds odd to say that a recipe's biggest problem is that it looks too good, but that's sort of the case with this pear clafoutis, a crustless custard fruit tart that often looks a lot sweeter and richer that it actually is. Usually made with cherries, this rustic French dessert adapts easily to any kind of seasonal fruit. If desired, brush top with warmed fruit preserves and honey and garnish with whipped cream, creme fraiche, or ice cream.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch baking dish generously with 1 tablespoon butter.
- Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup sugar, milk, salt, nutmeg, vanilla extract, almond extract, and flour together in a bowl for batter.
- Reserve 12 to 14 pear slices for topping and add remaining pear slices to the prepared baking dish. Pour batter over pears in the baking dish and top with almonds. Shake and tap the dish gently on the countertop to let mixture settle. Lay reserved pear slices flat on top. Melt remaining butter and brush over pears. Sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, fruit is soft, and custard is set, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before serving, or serve chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218 calories, Carbohydrate 28.3 g, Cholesterol 81.2 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 115.4 mg, Sugar 16.4 g
PEAR & HAZELNUT CLAFOUTIS
Combine the flavours of pear and hazelnut to make this stunning dessert. Make sure to serve the clafoutis warm - and don't forget the cream or crème fraîche
Provided by Diana Henry
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the hazelnuts in a food processor and whizz until finely ground. Add the flour, eggs, extra yolks, sugar, milk, cream and vanilla and whizz until you have a smooth batter.
- Halve, core and slice the pears (you can peel them first if you like, but I usually don't). Arrange the pear slices in a 26 x 33cm ceramic, cast iron or copper gratin dish, then pour in the batter. Bake for 30-35 mins, or until the batter is set in the centre, golden and slightly souffléd.
- For the topping, toast the hazelnuts in a dry frying pan (keep a close eye on them - they can go from toasted to burnt very quickly), then roughly chop them so you're left with a mixture of halved and more finely chopped nuts. Scatter over the clafoutis, then sieve a little icing sugar over the top. Leave to sit for 10-15 mins (the clafoutis will deflate a little). Serve warm with crème fraîche or pouring cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 422 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 25 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
PEAR CLAFOUTIS
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Generously butter 9-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie plate. Beat eggs, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in medium bowl to blend. Whisk in flour. Add milk, butter, vanilla and lemon peel and whisk until smooth. Arrange pears in bottom of prepared plate. Pour custard over pears.
- Bake until clafoutis is set in center and golden on top, about 55 minutes. Sprinkle powdered sugar over and serve.
PEAR CLAFOUTIS WITH PHYLLO CRISPS, CIDER SAUCE, AND QUINCE SORBET
Steps:
- Make phyllo crisps:
- Arrange 1 sheet of phyllo on a work surface (keep remaining sheets covered), then brush with some butter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Cut sheet in half crosswise to form 2 rectangles and crumple each into a peaked free-form round, about 4 inches in diameter. Transfer to a baking sheet with a metal spatula and form 4 more crisps in same manner with remaining phyllo, butter, and sugar. Let dry, uncovered, at room temperature at least 8 hours.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F.
- Bake crisps until golden, 2 to 4 minutes (watch closely, since they burn easily). Transfer with spatula to a rack to cool.
- Make pastry cream:
- Whisk together yolks and 2 tablespoons sugar in a metal bowl. Sift flour and cornstarch into bowl and whisk until combined well.
- Scrape seeds from vanilla beans with a sharp knife into a small heavy saucepan, reserving pods for another use. Add milk and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and bring to a boil.
- Add hot milk to egg mixture in a stream, whisking, and transfer to saucepan. Simmer, whisking, 3 minutes, then remove pan from heat and whisk in butter.
- Force pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and chill, its surface covered with wax paper, 1 hour.
- Make almond cream:
- Beat together butter, sugar, flours, and salt in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add egg and beat well.
- Cook pears:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 300°F.
- Peel pears, then quarter lengthwise and core. Melt butter in a 12-inch ovenproof heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté pears, turning occasionally, 2 minutes. Sprinkle sugar over pears and cook, turning occasionally, until sugar is melted and pears begin to turn pale golden, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer skillet to oven and roast pears until very tender, 5 to 7 minutes, then cool to room temperature.
- Bake clafoutis:
- Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Butter ramekins generously and coat with sugar, knocking out excess.
- Whisk pastry cream into almond cream until combined well. Spread 1/4 cup cream evenly in bottom of 1 ramekin and top with 2 pieces of pear. Spread another 1/4 cup cream over pears and top with 2 more pieces of pear. Repeat in remaining 5 ramekins. Arrange ramekins on a baking sheet and bake clafoutis until puffed and golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in ramekins on a rack 1 hour.
- Put 1 clafoutis (in ramekin) on each of 6 large plates and top each with a phyllo crisp. Serve cider sauce and quince sorbet on the side.
INSTANT POT CARAMEL APPLE-PEAR CLAFOUTIS
This Instant Pot® dessert brings out the best of Fall's sweet flavors in a fraction of time it would normally take.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to broil and position a rack in the upper part of the oven. Coat a 7-inch round cake pan with nonstick spray.
- Line the bottom of the pan with the pear and apple slices. Whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, flour, almond liquor, vanilla bean seeds, 1/4 teaspoon orange zest, 1/3 cup orange juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until well combined.
- Pour the batter on top of the apples and pears and cover the pan tightly with foil. Place 1 1/2 cups water in the bottom of a 6-quart Instant Pot®. Place the steamer rack in the pot and put the pan on the rack. Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and preparing to cook. Set the pot to pressure cook on high for 15 minutes (see Cook's Note). After the pressure cook cycle is complete, follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick release cycle is complete. Be careful of any remaining steam and unlock and remove the lid.
- Remove the foil from the pan and sprinkle the top of the cake with the turbinado sugar. Broil until the sugar is melted and turning a deep golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Let sit at room temperature until the sugar has hardened, about 10 minutes. Scoop onto plates and serve with a dollop of creme fraiche and a sprinkle of almonds.
VANILLA PEAR CLAFOUTIS
Categories Milk/Cream Egg Dessert Bake Pear Vanilla White Wine Summer Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine wine and pears in large bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Drain pears, reserving 1/4 cup wine.
- Butter 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Beat eggs, sugar and salt in medium bowl to blend. Whisk in flour. Add milk, butter, vanilla and reserved 1/4 cup wine; whisk until smooth. Arrange pears in prepared dish. Pour batter over pears.
- Bake clafoutis until center is set and top is golden, about 55 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Sift powdered sugar generously over top. Cut into wedges; serve warm.
PEAR CLAFOUTIS
If you don't want to make a crust but want something tartlike for your Thanksgiving dessert, a clafoutis, which is something like a cross between a flan and a pancake, is a great choice. It's a very easy dessert, yet it's always impressive.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories cakes, pies and tarts, dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine the pear eau-de-vie and the honey in a bowl. Peel, core and slice the pears and toss with the mixture. Let sit for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 10-inch ceramic tart pan or baking dish.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer or with a whisk, beat together the eggs, the seeds from the vanilla bean and the sugar. Pour off the marinade from the pears and add to the egg mixture. Gradually beat in the flour, then beat in the yogurt, milk and salt.
- Arrange the pears in the baking dish. Pour on the batter. Place in the oven and bake 40 to 50 minutes, until the top is beginning to brown. Serve hot or warm.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 198, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 40 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 78 milligrams, Sugar 25 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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