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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Recipes for Health: Cherry and Apricot Clafoutis

3/4 pound ripe cherries, stemmed and pitted

3/4 pound ripe apricots, halved and pitted

2 tablespoons Kirsch

6 tablespoons sugar

1/3 cup (40 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour

1/3 cup (35 grams) almond flour

3 eggs

1 vanilla bean, scraped, or 1 teaspoon vanilla

Pinch of salt

2/3 cup low-fat yogurt

1. Toss the cherries and apricots with the Kirsch and 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and let sit for 30 minutes. Drain over a bowl. Sift together the all-purpose flour and almond flour.

2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9- or 10-inch ceramic tart pan or clafoutis dish. Arrange the drained cherries and apricots in the dish.

3. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with the remaining sugar and the seeds from the vanilla bean or vanilla. Add the salt and the liquid from the cherries and apricots and combine well. Slowly beat in the sifted flours and whisk until smooth. Add the yogurt and combine well. Pour over the fruit, scraping out all of the batter with a rubber spatula.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, until the top is browned and the clafoutis is firm and puffed. Press gently on the top in the middle to see if it’s firm. If it isn’t, return to the oven for 5 minutes.

5. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Yield: 8 servings.

Advance preparation: If you’re making this for a dinner, you can make it several hours ahead. The leftovers will keep for about 3 days in the refrigerator.

Nutritional information per serving: 181 calories; 5 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 71 milligrams cholesterol; 27 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 43 milligrams sodium (does not include salt to taste); 6 grams protein

Martha Rose Shulman is the author of “The Very Best of Recipes for Health.”


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