Pushing up the daisies

A friend has a yellow cherry tree which has given masses of fruit this year so they kindly gave me a whole load of fruit. I froze some of it, for late cherry pies and made a few into a "clafoutis". Which means I must post a recipe:

Clafoutis aux cerises

• At least 500g of ripe cherries (even ones that are a little bit bruised are OK)
• 100g plain flour + pinch of salt
• 3 eggs
• 2 heaped tabs sugar (I don't like it too sweet)
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tab vegetable oil

Butter an ovenproof dish, I use a flattish Pyrex casserole dish.
Heat oven to 180 deg C.
Wash and tail the cherries but leave the stones in. Place them in the dish.
With a whisk, mix the flour, salt, sugar in a bowl, add the eggs and mix to a thick paste. Add the milk a little at a time, whisking. It should make a thick batter. Add the oil, mix again then pour on top of the cherries.
Bake for about 30-35 minutes until golden.

Of course this uses cherries but you can use lots of different fruit, apples&blackberries or plums are excellent. I even have a recipe somewhere for one that uses pears and a strong cheese in the batter, leaving out the sugar, to use as a starter or picnic dish.

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