clafoutis
A clafoutis [ klafuti ] is a dessert from the French Limousin , which is a kind of "middle thing " between casserole and cake . It consists of fruit and a sweetened batter that resembles a pancake batter.
fruit
The classic clafoutis is the clafoutis aux cerises with black cherries . As a rule, the cherries are used with a stone, pitted cherries have the disadvantage that they give off more juice and thus make the dough more liquid. But there are also variants with other fruits that are chopped up before use. A size that roughly corresponds to that of the cherries is optimal.
The American cook Ina Garten created a variant with peaches, but also hearty variants - e.g. B. with mushrooms - are conceivable.
In the play “ The God of Carnage ” by Yasmina Reza , apples and pears are used for the clafoutis that the hosts serve.
dough
In the classic variant, the cherries are poured over a casserole dish greased with butter with a relatively thick crepe dough, which is then baked in the oven and served lukewarm, sprinkled with sugar. The dough consists of flour, eggs, milk, sugar and a pinch of salt. Tim maltsters adds the dough marzipan to raw mass, in other cases shot makes kirsch for that special touch.
literature
- The great Larousse Gastronomique , Paris, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-88472-900-7
- Tim Mälzer: It doesn't taste good , Munich, 2004
- Sabine Sälzer: The real everyday kitchen , Munich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8338-3653-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ The great Larousse Gastronomique, p. 161
