Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"


Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
This "Marie-Antoinette" clafoutis is a lighter version of the traditional fruit-in-batter baked dessert, almost a soufflé, with apples and lemon.

The apples are sautéed in butter and Calvados, then combined with a lemon-flavoured confectioner's custard, lightened with raw meringue.

This mixture is then baked rapidly in the oven.

The result is a very light and delicate dessert with a harmonious blend of apple and lemon flavours.
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Last modified on: November 1st 2017

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57 min.20 min.1 hour 17 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 30 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Prepare 350 g Lemon Confectioner's Custard.

When done, cover the custard, stand the pan in cold water and leave to cool.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Peel 6 apples and cut into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Pour 30 g Clarified butter into a large frying pan on high heat. When hot, add the apples and 2 tablespoons caster sugar.

Sauté the apples until they soften, but without browning.

You can flambé them with 3 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur) if you wish, but this is not essential.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Beat 90 g egg white to the "stiff peak" stage, adding 75 g caster sugar towards the end while still beating, to make the raw meringue mix.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Take a little of the meringue and add this to the lemon custard.

Mix in with a soft spatula.

Stage 6 - 4 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Then add this mixture to the rest of the meringue and fold in gently until evenly mixed and light.

Note:Mixing in 2 stages like this helps to combine the two different textures of the meringue and confectioner's custard.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Add the apple pieces and mix again gently.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
Put the mixture into a buttered gratin dish and bake for about 10 minutes.

Stage 9 - 10 min.
Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette"
After 5 minutes, sprinkle the top with caster sugar and change your oven setting to "grill" (broiler) to brown the top (if your grill is separate, leave the dish in the oven for a couple of minutes longer, then brown briefly under the grill).
Remarks
Use eating apples, rather than tart cooking apples for this, as the lemon in the confectioner's custard already adds a note of acidity.

You will notice that the cooking time is very short - just 10 minutes - 5 minutes of which are under the grill. The clafoutis only really needs to be heated through and the top browned.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Reheats very well..
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,930 Kcal or 8,081 Kj26 gr292 gr61 gr
96 %10 %28 %9 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
115 Kcal or 481 Kj2 gr17 gr4 gr
6 %1 %2 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
322 Kcal or 1,348 Kj4 gr49 gr10 gr
16 %2 %5 %2 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 people : 3.79 €
  • Per person : 0.63 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Lemon Confectioner's CustardLemon Confectioner's Custard: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon Meringue Pie Verrines, Strawberry feuilleté, Ramekins with almonds, apples and lemon, Lemon and lime custard tart, Mini lemon millefeuilles, ... All
Egg whiteEgg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Finger biscuits, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Walnut paste, Vanilla ice cream, Royal icing, ... All
Clarified butterClarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Fillets of sole meunière, Flambéd bananas , Comtoise apple charlotte, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", ... All
AppleApple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Tart Tatin, Windfall apple jelly, Stewed apple (compote), Little apple and verbena tarts, ... All
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