Indulge in the delightful Cottage Cheese Clafouti, a culinary masterpiece that seamlessly blends savory and sweet flavors. This versatile dish can be enjoyed as a hearty breakfast, a light lunch, or a satisfying dinner. With its origins in the rustic charm of French countryside, clafouti traditionally features fresh fruits baked in a creamy custard batter. Our rendition introduces a delectable twist, incorporating protein-rich cottage cheese into the batter for a delightful surprise. This collection of recipes offers a variety of flavor combinations to tantalize your taste buds, from classic cherry clafouti to unique savory options. Whether you prefer a classic fruit-filled clafouti or a savory delight brimming with vegetables and herbs, this article has something for every palate. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving more.
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COTTAGE CHEESE CLAFOUTI
Top this delicious custard with fresh berries, sour cream, brown sugar and a little cinnamon for a delicious souffle like dessert.
Provided by Geema
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425 degrees.
- Spread butter over the bottom and sides of a 2 quart souffle dish and dust with 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Combine all remaining ingredients except cottage cheese and 1 tablespoon sugar in blender and blend until smooth.
- Add cheese and blend at low speed just until mixed, about 5 seconds.
- Pour custard into prepared dish.
- and bake for 30 minutes.
- Lower oven temperature to 350 and bake 10 minutes longer.
- Sprinkle custard with 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Bake for 5 more minutes.
- Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 329, Fat 17.7, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 186.4, Sodium 402.9, Carbohydrate 26.5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 17.5, Protein 15.9
COTTAGE CHEESE CLAFOUTI
This breakfast custard is delicious with berries, sour cream or yogurt, brown sugar and/or cinnamon sugar. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (June 1985)
Provided by ellie_
Categories Breakfast
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Butter (with the 1 tablespoon butter) and dust with 1 tablespoon sugar a 2-quart casserole dish.
- In a blender combine the next 7 ingredients (half and half - salt) and blend until smooth. Add cottage cheese to mixture and blend on low speed for five seconds. Pour mixture into prepared dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350-degrees F and bake 10 more minutes. Sprinkle with the last 1 tablespoon sugar and bake another 5 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes clean.
- Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes before serving.
PEAR CLAFOUTI
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.
CHERRY CLAFOUTIS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 55m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 11-inch-round baking dish and spread the cherries evenly over the bottom.
- Whisk the eggs, half-and-half, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the flour in a medium bowl until combined. Pour the batter over the cherries, sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and scatter the sliced butter on top.
- Bake until puffed and golden around the edges, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly, then dust with confectioners' sugar.
CLAFOUTIS AUX CERISES (CLASSIC CLAFOUTI)
A quick and classic cherry clafoutis, made the authentic French way with the pits still in the cherries. Should you wish to avoid the pits when enjoying this gorgeously simple dessert, you can remove them prior to baking. Clafoutis can be served warm or cool.
Provided by Narno
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine milk and vanilla bean in a pot and steep for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch baking dish with butter. Spread out cherries in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in a bowl. Add eggs one at a time; beat with an electric mixer after each addition until smooth and creamy.
- Remove vanilla bean from milk and discard. Add milk to egg mixture. Pour in heavy cream; mix until smooth. Pour mixture evenly over cherries.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top of clafoutis is golden, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar on top. Let cool slightly before serving so that the clafoutis is set. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.9 g, Cholesterol 73.9 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 63.6 mg, Sugar 29.1 g
SEASONAL CLAFOUTI
Provided by Food Network
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Set the oven at 425 degrees F.
- In a food processor or blender, combine the milk, ricotta, eggs, sugar, flour, and vanilla, and process until smooth.
- Spread the fruit evenly over the bottom of an 8-inch ovenproof skillet or deep-dish pie plate. Pour the batter evenly over the top. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes.
- Serve warm, or room temperature, or chilled, cut in wedges.
BASIC CLAFOUTIS
Provided by John Besh
Categories Milk/Cream Dairy Egg Dessert Bake Kid-Friendly Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 46
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
APPLE CLAFOUTI
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
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 orange flavored liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier) for the grappa.
SAVORY CLAFOUTIS
Cheeses and herbs with tomato and black olives make this a special clafoutis for a luncheon, light supper, or appetizer.
Provided by KathyP53
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9" pie dish or 8 individual baking ramekins.
- Whisk eggs and salt together until pale and thick.
- Sift flour and almonds together and fold into egg mixture. Stir in sour cream and milk.
- Spread cheese cubes, tomatoes, and olives over bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle basil leaves over the top.
- Pour batter over vegetables and cheese. Bake for 40 minutes (20 for ramekins), or until golden brown. Allow to sit for 15 minutes before cutting. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.6, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 113.4, Sodium 152.4, Carbohydrate 4.6, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1.6, Protein 9.1
Tips:
- Choose fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your clafouti.
- Use a good quality baking dish. A ceramic or glass dish will work best.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the clafouti tough.
- Bake the clafouti until it is just set. Overbaking will make it dry.
- Serve the clafouti warm or at room temperature. It is also delicious served cold.
Conclusion:
Clafouti is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is also a great way to use up leftover ingredients. With a few simple tips, you can make a perfect clafouti every time. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dessert, give clafouti a try!
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