Cherry Clafoutis from Michalak


After a tiring month I can finally make some time for my blog.
As we have a cherry tree that produces lovely cherries (back in july), I decided to make a Clafoutis.
But I didn't wanted to make the traditional, "sticky" clafoutis; so I went for the unconventional one from Michalak (he's a well known patissier in France and Belgium).

I found the recipe on the website of Mercotte. Mercotte is a popular blogger/blog on the blogosphere.


For a cake mould of 19 cm you will need:

130 gr almond flour
150 gr sugar 
20 gr maizena
4 eggs
130 gr sour cream
20 cherries (mine came from our tree)
Butter
Cassonade (it's a sort of sugar)


Pre heat your oven to 180° C.
Mix the two whole eggs, two egg yolks and the sugar together. 
Add in your sour cream.
Then add in the maizena and almond flour and mix as well. But don't overmix it neither.
Butter you tin and sprinkle it with sugar (instead of flour). 
Pour your mixture in the tin and bake for ten minutes. 
Take it out of the oven and put your cherries in the mixture, making sure their stems are on the surface.
Bake in the oven for twenty to twenty-five minutes.

Let it cool down a bit (if you can) and unmold.





Serve it "luke-warm".


And their you have your non-traditional, but still (or even more) delicious Clafoutis au cérises (or Cherry Clafoutis).

XO

Ornella


(To convince YOU (yeah you there behind your pc) to make this clafoutis, I added a sneaky additional image)



Kidney Bean Brownies


Today I am here with a "special" recipe that has done the tour of a lot of blogs.

I am talking about the famous brownies filled with beans, instead of flour.
These brownies are completely gluten free and delish.

I took major inspiration here.

You will need:
  • 1 cup and 3/4 cooked red kidney beans
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar powder
  • 90 g dark chocolate (bain-marie)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • Handful of flaked almonds (optional)
  • chopped dark chocolate
  • a pinch of salt
  • food processor or blender 
Preheat your oven at 175 °C.

Melt the dark chocolate in a sauce pan on a low heat.
In the meantime rinse en drain the beans, then put them in your food processor and mix until your beans get a texture like a puree (I added some water).

Put your pureed beans in a bowl and add all the ingredients except for the flaked almonds, the chopped dark chocolate and the melted chocolate. Once everything is well mixed, add the melted chocolate and the chopped chocolate. 

Pour the mixture in your lined baking dish.

Sprinkle some flaked almonds on top.

Put in your oven and bake between 25 and 30 minutes.

Allow your brownie to cool before to cut it. 



PS. They are even better after chilling a whole night in the fridge.

Until next time (actually until next recipe)!



XO

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