Apple Clafoutis

Similar to a flan, clafoutis is a very easy dessert that always impresses. It's hearty enough even to serve for breakfast.

Ingredients

Servings: 8   

Large, slightly tart apples: 4 large          Fresh lemon juice: 1 tbsp

Unsalted butter: 2 tbsp                         Light brown sugar: 2 tbsp

Cinnamon: half tsp                              Eggs: 3

Vanilla bean, split: half or half tsp vanilla extract

Sugar: one-third cup                        A pinch of salt

Sifted unbleached all-purpose flour: two-third cup

Plain yoghurt: half cup                     Low-fat milk: three-fourth cup

Method

Preheat the oven to 375 degree. Butter a 10- or 10-and-a-half-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, for about four minutes. Add the brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir together until the apples have softened slightly and begun to caramelise, for six to eight minutes. Remove from 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 yoghurt and milk. Whisk until thoroughly blended. Pour over the apples in the baking dish. Place in the oven, and bake for 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.

Courtesy - metro Plus, The Hindu