Clafoutis with apricots and almonds topcook.tomathouse.com
Ingredients:
- Fresh apricots - about 8 pieces (pitted, cut into slices)
- Almond liqueur (amaretto or orange juice) - 1/4 cup
- Lemon - 1 piece
- Sugar - 1 tablespoon and 1/3 cup
- Eggs – 2 pieces (plus the white of one egg)
- Low-fat milk - 1 glass
- Flour - 2/3 cup
- Almond extract - 1/2 teaspoon
- A pinch of salt
- Sliced almonds - 1 tablespoon
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Preparation:
- In a large bowl, pour amaretto (or orange juice) over the apricots. Grate in 2 teaspoons of lemon zest, squeeze in 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, stir, and let steep for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease a baking pan (oval or round, approximately 25 cm in diameter), sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar evenly over the bottom, drain the apricots (save the syrup) and place on a sugar “cushion”.
- In a small bowl, combine two whole eggs, the egg white, and the remaining 1/3 cup sugar. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until pale yellow. Add the milk, flour, almond extract, salt, a little lemon zest, and the drained syrup; mix well. Pour the batter over the apricots; sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake the clafoutis until risen and golden brown (45 to 55 minutes). Cool for 20 minutes, dust with powdered sugar, and serve warm.
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