A French Clafoutis with raspberries and lemon verbena - a twist to the French classic with cherries and ideal for dessert or even breakfast
Ingredients
250g (9oz)Fresh raspberries(or a punnet)
4Organic eggs(medium)
1Egg yolk
70g (2.5oz)Sugar(use 1 tbsp of this for the dish)
170ml (6fl oz)Single cream(I also use 12% fat cream)
2tbspground almonds (almond flour)
1tbspChambord raspberry liqueur(optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/ 200°C / 400°F (gas 6).
Generously butter a gratin or pie dish. Top with a tablespoon of sugar and shake the dish to evenly spread it over the butter. Lay the raspberries over the surface.
In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, the yolk, cream, almonds and liqueur, if using.
Pour over this egg mixture over the raspberries and bake in the oven for about 30-35 minutes.
Set aside to cool then chill in the fridge until needed. Best served at room temperature.
Notes
This clafoutis batter is also good with other fresh seasonal fruits: e.g. grapes, strawberries, mirabelle plums, and apricots - all delicious with lemon verbena. Delicious served with vanilla, raspberry or rose macarons.