Almond Pear Clafouti

Recipe Ingredients

4		Firm-ripe pears - peeled, cored, and sliced
		And sliced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup	69g / 2.4oz	Sliced blanched almonds
3/4 cup	177ml	Milk
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Unsalted butter - (1 stick) - melted, cooled
3 cups	594g / 20oz	Eggs - beaten lightly (large)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Almond extract = (preferably pure)
3/4 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Self-rising cake flour
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar - plus
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 10- by 2-inch round (1-quart capacity) baking dish. In the dish, toss the pears gently with the lemon juice and spread them out evenly.

In a blender finely grind 1/2 cup of the almonds, add the milk, 6 tablespoons of the butter, the eggs, the vanilla, and the almond extract, and blend the mixture until it is smooth.

In a bowl whisk together the flour, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and a pinch of salt and stir in the milk mixture, stirring until the batter is combined well. Pour the batter over the pears, drizzle it with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and sprinkle it with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and remaining 1/4 cup almonds.

Bake the clafouti in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Let it cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Serve the clafouti warm.

Source:
"SARA'S SECRETS with Sara Moulton - (Show # SS-1C40) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK"

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