Cake of the Day: Apple and Salted Butter Clafoutis

September might bring us the last rays of sunshine but it is also the time for juicy new season apples. I decided to start with a traditional French recipe. It is probably not the healthiest dessert, but as a Sunday treat, you will love it.  

                          

  

                               





For 6 people
6 apples
6 eggs (3full + 3yolks)
200g cane sugar
110g salted butter
2 pinches of cinnamon
100g flour
1 pinch of salt
60cl full fat milk
1packet of vanilla flavoured sugar (1tbs) or 3 drop of vanilla extract.

And for the tray:
20g salted butter
1tbs cane sugar

Preparation:
Preheat the oven at 200C.
Cut the apples in dices in a non-sticky frying pan. Fry them with 60g of salted butter, 2tbs of cane sugar and the cinnamon for approximately 5 minutes


During this time, mix vigorously together in  a salad bowl 3 eggs + 3 yolks, the rest of the cane sugar (170g) and the vanilla flavoured sugar (or vanilla extract).

Add the flour and the salt, whip.

Slowly add the milk while keeping on whipping.


Grease a tray with butter and add 1tbs of cane sugar. Spread the sautéed apples and add the mixture on top of it. 

With the 50g of butter left, make 10 little balls and spread them on the top of the clafoutis.

Bake for 35mn

You can serve it hot or cold.

To drink with: A sweet dessert wine