clafoutis
or cla·fou·ti
a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.
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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 PostWe are happy to receive a slice of clafoutis, winterized with cranberry and pear, and a showy gateau Saint Honore.
Now that’s room service: What it’s like to check into a hotel just for dinner | Tom Sietsema | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostCherry clafoutis by Lora Zarubin This is the classic clafoutis made with cherries.
Fresh Fig clafoutis by Marie Simmons A fresh fig tastes more like pure, rich honey than perhaps any other fruit.
Pear clafoutis by Tom Fitzmorris Sweet, ripe pears are a brilliant variation on clafoutis.
Traditionally, French clafoutis is a cake of un-pitted sour cherries baked into a pancake-like batter.
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