Honey Crisp Apple Clafouti Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make the batter: Sift the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt into a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, egg yolk, and milk until well blended. Add about 1/3 of the egg mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until smooth, then gradually incorporate the remaining egg mixture. Whisk until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate while you prepare the apples.
• Cook the apples: With the tip of a knife, scrape the vanilla bean seeds from the pod into an ovenproof 10-inch cast iron or stainless steel skillet. Add the pod and the butter and cook over moderately high heat until the butter turns nut brown. Add a pinch of salt. Add the apples and cook, stirring often, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean pod and discard. Sprinkle the apples with the sugar, reduce the heat to moderately low, and cook until the apples are almost cooked through and the sugar has melted and is coating the apples in a light syrup. Add the grappa or other brandy off the fire while pouring, place back on the fire, wait for flame to die down, the swirl the pan briefly. Spread the fruit evenly in the skillet.
• Working quickly, pour batter evenly over the fruit. Bake until the edges of the clafouti are puffed and browned and the center is set, about 15 minutes.
• Put some confectioners' sugar in a sieve and generously dust the surface of the clafouti. Serve warm directly from the pan with a dollop of creme fraiche.
• Michael's Notes: If you plan to serve individual clafoutis from mini pans, heat the pans in the oven until quite hot, about 5 minutes, then divide the cooked fruit among the pans, top with the batter, and bake. Cooking time will vary depending on the size of the pans.
• To make a cherry clafouti, use 1 1/4 cups pitted cherries. Substitute 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest for the cinnamon and Grand Marnier for the grappa.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter a 10 x 3 x 1 1/2-inch round baking dish and sprinkle the bottom and sides with 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar.
• Beat the eggs and the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, mix in the flour, cream, vanilla extract, lemon zest, salt, and pear brandy. Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel, quarter, core, and slice the pears. Arrange the slices in a single layer, slightly fanned out, in the baking dish. Pour the batter over the pears and bake until the top is golden brown and the custard is firm, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, and creme fraiche.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Toss apples with lemon juice; place in a greased 2-qt. baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, syrup and vanilla until combined. In another bowl, combine flour, cinnamon and salt; add to egg mixture. Pour batter over apples., Bake until puffed and lightly browned, 40-50 minutes. Serve warm, or cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with additional maple syrup.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and butter until the sugar is dissolved. Add the flour and whisk until smooth. Pour the batter into a cast iron skillet or pie pan.
• 2. Now add your favorite fruit or flavoring (see below). Bake until the clafoutis is beautifully puffed and golden, 35-40 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Clafoutis Variations: Concord Grape Clafoutis: Once the batter is in the skillet, scatter 2 cups slightly crushed Concord or other black or red grapes on top. Cherry Clafoutis: Scatter 2 cups pitted cherries onto the batter once it's poured into pie plates. Pear Clafoutis with Pear Eau de Vie: Core 1 ripe pear and cut into pieces. Pour the batter into the skillet and top with the pear pieces. Bake. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons eau de vie and serve immediately. Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut Clafoutis: Melt 1 cup chopped milk chocolate in a large mixing bowl set above a simmering pot of water. Fold in the clafoutis batter until smooth and fully incorporated. Pour into a skillet or pie plate, sprinkle with 1/4 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts, and bake.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix eggs and brown sugar in a bowl until smooth. Whisk in flour and salt. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly until well combined. Stir in vanilla extract and set aside to rest.
• Melt butter, brown sugar, and water in a 10 1/4-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Stir frequently until mixture starts to boil. Reduce heat to medium; swirl skillet, but do not stir, until mixture starts to thicken, about 2 minutes. Add apples and cinnamon. Cook and stir until apples are crisp-tender and starting to brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir egg mixture and pour over the apples in the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown and custard is set, 28 to 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 10- or 10 1/2-inch ceramic tart pan, baking dish or clafoutis dish.
• Peel, core and slice the apples into 16ths. Toss with the lemon juice in a large bowl.
• Heat the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the apples to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until they begin to look translucent, about four minutes. Add the brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir together until the apples have softened slightly and begun to caramelize, six to eight minutes. Remove from the heat, and transfer to the baking dish.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the seeds from the vanilla bean or the vanilla extract. Add the sugar and salt, and whisk together. Slowly beat in the flour, then add the yogurt and milk. Whisk until thoroughly blended. Pour over the apples in the baking dish.
• Place in the oven, and bake 35 to 40 minutes until the top is browned and the clafoutis is firm and puffed. Check by pressing lightly on the middle. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack, or serve warm.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 for glass (& 375 for other pan types). Very important: Put the following ingredients into a blender OR use a large, very deep mixing bowl (if you don't, this recipe splatters all over---especially if using a hand-held mixer!): eggs, milk, whipping cream, 6 TB of the butter, vanilla, cinnamon, flour, & 1 1/4 cups of the sugar. Mix until smooth (blender or mixer) & set aside.
• 2. Grease with butter or spray with olive oil a 10-inch pie plate or a 11 x 7 rectangular pan ( I use glass, & it works great & looks pretty!) Place it on a cookie sheet in the oven to heat.
• 3. Meanwhile, melt 4 TB butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sliced, peeled Honey Crisp apples, 3/4 cup sugar, & 4 TB brandy (or brandy extract; if you are concerned about using brandy, the liquor will cook out), stirring often & cooking for 5-7 minutes. The aroma is wonderful, & the apples will produce the best juice, which will be used later :) The sugar, butter, & brandy will glaze the apples beautifully.
• 4. Remove the pie plate or rectangular pan from the oven carefully to a flat surface. Immediately pour half of the batter into it. Using a slotted spoon or fork (or both!), place the apple slices into the batter, working carefully to place them (to avoid splatters). As the slices sink into the batter, it's OK to add more right over the top, until most of the apple slices are sitting in or on the batter :) Save any leftover apple slices & the pan juices---you will use it later. Immediately pour the other half of the batter over the apple slices. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the top, & feel free to add a few extra pats of butter, too, if you wish.
• 5. Bake until the clafouti is golden & set in the center (insert a toothpick; it should emerge clean), about 35-40 minutes or so if using a glass pan at 350, or 25-30 minutes if using a metal pan, etc. It will resemble a moist bread pudding in texture. For high altitude baking (I live at about 6000 feet), there is no need to add extra flour, but if you wish, you can add 2-3 extra TB.
• 6. Remember those wonderful remaining apple slices & that heavenly-smelling juice in the skillet? Place a few extra apple slices over the top of each piece, & drizzle the apple juice over that, followed by a drizzle of clover honey---& maybe a dollop of whipped cream! Enjoy :)
• 7. This recipe is also very good made with peaches (fresh, canned, or frozen) or Granny Smith apples.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Combine flour, salt, eggs, milk and cold water in a bowl, beat until smooth.
• Peel, core and thinly slice apples.
• Add the apples, sugar to the batter.
• Put the batter in the refrigerator at least 1/2 hour.
• You can leave the batter overnight cover tightly in the refrigerator.
• If the batter is to thick add cold water to thin the batter out.
• Place 2 tablespoons of the oil in a 9-inch deep pie plate.
• Place the pie plate in the oven for 5 minutes until very hot.
• Pull the oven shelf with pie plate on toward you.
• Pour the batter quickly into the hot fat.
• Push back the shelf close oven door as soon as possible.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
• Evenly spread the apple slices in the prepared dish. In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice and water, and pour over the apples. Drizzle apples with honey, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour, oats, and butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the apples.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned.