Peach clafoutis

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupFlour
2tablespoonsSugar
¼teaspoonSalt
1Stick unsalted butter, cut
Into bits
2tablespoonsVegetable shortening, cut
Into bits
1Egg, beaten with 2
TB ice water
Batter:
4Eggs
½cupSugar
1cupHalf and half
1teaspoonVanilla
3tablespoonsFlour
4tablespoonsButter
3largesPeaches, peeled, pitted and
Sliced
3tablespoonsSugar

Directions

Make pastry dough: In workbowl of a food processor combine flour, sugar and salt. Add butter and shortening and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. With motor running, pour in egg mixture and process just until dough begins to come together. Turn out dough onto plastic wrap and shape into a disk. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface and fit it into a 9-inch ceramic or glass baking dish 1½ inches deep. Prick dough with a fork, line with waxed paper and weight with beans. Blind bake pastry shell for 10 minutes. Carefully remove beans and waxed paper and continue to bake 5 minutes more.

In a blender combine batter ingredients and blend until smooth. In a saute pan melt butter, add peaches and sugar and cook for 5 minutes until peaches are tender. To assemble, pour some batter into cooled shell, top with peaches, distributing them evenly, then pour remaining batter over. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour, until center is just firm. Serve warm.

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