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Starry Night Clafoutis

Lemon Blueberry Claufoutis

Swirls of blue and yellow consume van Gogh’s Starry Night. Inspired by these shapes and colors, I decided to create a recipe that included lemon and blueberry. I wanted to create a recipe that honored the time that van Gogh spent in France, as this is the time when he was truly inspired by the landscapes and other artists. so I began researching French cuisine, namely desserts, as I wanted to use the aforementioned ingredients. Clafoutis is defined by wikipedia as “a baked French dessert of fruit, traditionally black cherries arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter. The clafoutis is dusted with powdered sugar and served lukewarm, sometimes with cream.” I thought this sounded delicious and thought it would work well with blueberries instead of cherries.

After several attempts and tweaks, I came up with the recipe below. It is sweet (but not too sweet), zesty and delicious!

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Starry Night Clafoutis

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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A zesty twist on a french classic.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons melted butter (divided)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large lemon juiced and zested
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup gluten free flour blend (regular flour can be subbed)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 oz blueberries
    • Optional toppings:
  • Toasted almonds
  • Candied lemon peel
  • Dusting of confectioner’s sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Butter bottom and sides of 2 quart baking dish with 1 tablespoon of butter, set aside.
  3. Whisk or blend the eggs, milk, remaining melted butter, vanilla extract, lemon juice and zest, sugar, salt and cinnamon.
  4. Stir in flour mixture, removing clumps.
  5. Pour into buttered baking dish and arrange blueberries in a van Gogh-like swirl.
  6. Bake for 40-50 minutes. Test by inserting toothpick into center, if it comes out clean, it is done.
  7. Let cool for 10 minutes and serve!

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