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Clafoutis is a custard-like baked French dessert that is typically made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) and a batter...

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July 21, 2009 04:07 AM IST

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Clafoutis
(Pronounced as cla-foo-tiss)
Clafoutis is a custard-like baked French dessert that is typically made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) and a batter,somewhat similar to pancake batter,in a baking dish. When other kinds of fruit,such as plums,apples,cranberries or blackberries are used instead of cherries,the dish is called a flognarde. Originally from Limousin,the dishs name comes from the French verb,clafir,which means to fill up. Clafoutis apparently spread throughout France during the 19th century.