clafoutis

or cla·fou·ti

[ klah-foo-tee ]

noun,plural cla·fou·tis

[klah-foo-tee]. /ˌklɑ fuˈti/.

a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.

Origin of clafoutis

First recorded in 1925-30; from French dialect (central) clafoutis, clafouti ; further origin uncertain; perhaps a blend of dialectal clafir, claufir “to cover, fill, scatter, strew or decorate with ornaments,” from Old French “to nail, fix with nails,” from Latin clāvō figere “to fasten with a nail” (equivalent to clāvō, ablative singular of clāvus + figere ) and foutis, noun use of foutis, simple past of foutre “to have intercourse (with)”; see fouter

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How to use clafoutis in a sentence

Sweet cherries, such as Bing and Rainier, are great eaten out of hand or can be baked into pies and clafoutis, cooked down into jam or simmered into a sauce.
A guide to stone fruit: How to choose, ripen, store and cook with it | Aaron Hutcherson | July 9, 2021 | Washington Post
We are happy to receive a slice of clafoutis, winterized with cranberry and pear, and a showy gateau Saint Honore.
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Cherry clafoutis by Lora Zarubin This is the classic clafoutis made with cherries.
The 5 Best Berry Recipes | Cookstr.com | July 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Fresh Fig clafoutis by Marie Simmons A fresh fig tastes more like pure, rich honey than perhaps any other fruit.
The 5 Best Berry Recipes | Cookstr.com | July 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Pear clafoutis by Tom Fitzmorris Sweet, ripe pears are a brilliant variation on clafoutis.
The 5 Best Berry Recipes | Cookstr.com | July 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

Traditionally, French clafoutis is a cake of un-pitted sour cherries baked into a pancake-like batter.
What to Eat | Cookstr.com | July 7, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

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