Lockdown day 35: berries and butter
Sunday April 19th 2020, 9:33 pm
Filed under: Family,Food

(Photos: clafoutis before baking and after.)

Someone actually found eggs at the store yesterday.

I thawed a quart measure of mixed berries, and then realized, wait, wrong recipe: the clafoutis only called for two cups.

Two condensed cups, how about, as they kind of slumped coming out of the microwave, but I dutifully (and somewhat generously) measured into the Mel and Kris ceramic pan.

You know, I know you don’t put butter in clafoutis, but it would sure improve it if you did, so I melted two tablespoons of Costco’s finest and into the batter.

Then what, I wondered, standing there a moment looking at it, do I do with the juices and berries still sitting in that big measuring cup?

Someone is having a birthday shortly, and someone couldn’t find whipping cream yesterday and someone bought canned spray cream. Two of them. Because it’s going to be his cake and those are fun and we could use some fun.

I thought, what the heck, cracked an egg in and pssssssst with the cream on top. Whisked it. Nuked it.

Now that. That is the level of fat you want with those berries (even if you think you shouldn’t really.)

The clafoutis was the best ever, but the impromptu side dish was better.

 


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Oh YUM! I have a sudden urge to find an open farm stand and get some berries!

Comment by Pegi F 04.20.20 @ 7:58 am

We all need some level of fat… Besides, all the love you’ve put in that dish evens out the fat quota. *wink*

Comment by Suzanne in Montreal 04.20.20 @ 8:55 am

Sounds delicious!

Comment by ccr in MA 04.20.20 @ 12:46 pm

Clafoutis – one of my very favorites. And we have 5 blueberry bushes in our new yard.

Comment by twinsetellen 04.20.20 @ 3:44 pm



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