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How to Make Clafoutis Limousin

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How to Make Clafoutis Limousin

Danish cherries and a French recipe :-)

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Find some fresh cherries

Find some fresh cherries

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If some are placed above your reach ....

If some are placed above your reach ....

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... Get help. This hoe has actually multiple functions - one is to grab and bend down branches to the level of my reach :-)

... Get help. This hoe has actually multiple functions - one is to grab and bend down branches to the level of my reach :-)

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Finally! Fresh cherries 😍

Finally! Fresh cherries 😍

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Getting started....

Getting started....

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Optionally, you can remove the stones. Cut the cherries in halves ... Or use a cherry pitter :-) (Thanks of assistance on that word)

Optionally, you can remove the stones. Cut the cherries in halves ... Or use a cherry pitter :-) (Thanks of assistance on that word)

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Place and punch!

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Flour, sugar, salt, eggs and yolks are in the bowl. Mix while adding the milk

Flour, sugar, salt, eggs and yolks are in the bowl. Mix while adding the milk

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Sift the thin "dough" over the cherries and let rest for 30 mins

Sift the thin "dough" over the cherries and let rest for 30 mins

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Meanwhile heat oven to 190 C (~ 374 F). When ready, bake for 40-45 min until....

Meanwhile heat oven to 190 C (~ 374 F). When ready, bake for 40-45 min until....

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... Raised, brown, looking delicious

... Raised, brown, looking delicious

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Let the cake cool a bit ... It will sink - don't worry about that

Let the cake cool a bit ... It will sink - don't worry about that

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Add 2-3 tablespoons of cognac. Sift some icing sugar on top .....

Add 2-3 tablespoons of cognac. Sift some icing sugar on top .....

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😃 Bon appetite

😃 Bon appetite

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Postscript: The leftovers was cooled overnight in the fridge. As the clafoutis is similar to a creme brûlée I sprinkled sugar on top and burned the sugar - A very tasty dessert - also the second eve

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500 g fresh cherries

30 g flour

60 g sugar

1 dash of salt

4 eggs

2 egg yolks

6 dl milk

2-3 tablespoon cognac

Icing sugar

Jane Z L

@ Shine :-) I'm so happy my recipe could bring back your childhood memories - hopefully you'll let me know if it tastes as you remember - otherwise I have other recipes for this kind of cherry cake that I could send you - to try to come as close as possible to the right grandmother's taste :-)

(author) 8 months ago

Shine W

This brings back so many good memories. My grandmother made something very similar if not the same, I'll never know because she's no longer with us. She would use cherries and sometimes add plums too but I remember when it came to baking plums they had to be a certain kind. All other berries and fruits were except able but not that plum.. LoL. I wish I had paid closer attention to my grandmothers recipe but it was something she was proud to make her family and by the time she got too old I was away at school. Thank you Jane so much for sharing this guide, I never thought I would see anything like this recipe again. It truly warms my heart and I'm so thrilled to give it a try :-)

Shine W 10 months ago

Jane Z L

@Jeanne: Please do and try with other fruits and berries too :-)

(author) 10 months ago

Jeanne Rice

Can't wait to try!

Jeanne Rice 10 months ago

Jane Z L

@Shayne: It's nearly paradise :-) Cherry trees get quite big for an ordinary family garden - but I had to place 3 of them in my front yard to enjoy the blossoms in May and the cherries in July :-)

(author) 11 months ago

Jane Z L

@ Sally - yes, cognac drizzled on after just a few minutes. We had the cake when it was still a little warm :-)

(author) 11 months ago

Shayne 🎨

I've always called it a cherry pitter. (You can use it for olives also!) Your recipe looks delicious! And it looks like you live in paradise with all those cherry trees!

Shayne 🎨 11 months ago

Sally Cooke

I think we just call it a cherry stoner! Do you drizzle the cognac over the top while it's still warm? It looks wonderful!

Sally Cooke 11 months ago

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Jane Z L

Look at the list of Supplies ... You find it at the bottom of each page ... Just pull upwards :-)

(author) 10 months ago

Kiera !

Whats the quantities of everything?

Kiera ! 10 months ago

Dana Champion de Crespigny

Cherry pitter (we aren't very imaginative)

Dana Champion de Crespigny 11 months ago

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Jessica Charlotte

Tap or pull up the grey tab towards the bottom of the screen for ingredients and measurements.

Jessica Charlotte 10 months ago

Kiera !

How much of everything?

Kiera ! 10 months ago

Jane Z L

Thanks :-)

(author) 10 months ago

Alison Box

Instead of the word "dough" you could say "batter"

Alison Box 10 months ago

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