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PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE CLAFOUTIS
1 Preheat the oven to 180 °C (170 °C fan, gas mark 4).
2 Peel, core and slice the pears lengthwise. Set aside.
3 Put the milk and cheese in the metal bowl and run the EXPERT programme for
1 minute/speed 8/80 °C. Add the eggs, cornflour,
crème fraîche
, oil, a little
seasoning and the tarragon. Restart the EXPERT programme (without heating) for
30 seconds/speed 11.
4 Generously butter a gratin dish. Arrange the pear slices in the dish and pour the
milk/cheese mixture on top. Bake for 35 minutes until risen and golden.
5 Serve warm with a lamb’s lettuce or baby spinach salad.
GOAT CHEESE, BACON AND LEEK
clafoutis
Replace the pears with two leeks (white part only, 350g), and the
fourme d’Ambert
with 300g of goat cheese. Use two thick rashers of streaky bacon, and omit the
tarragon. Wash, roughly chop and brown the leeks in 2 tbsp butter for 10 minutes
until soft. Cut the bacon in small strips and place in the gratin dish with the leeks;
pour the milk/cheese mixture on top.
PREP TIME
: 10 min
COOKING TIME
: 35 min
3 ripe pears
300ml milk
200 g blue cheese, diced
such as Stilton
4 eggs
100g cornflour
4 tbsp
crème fraîche
1½ tbsp olive oil
salt, 5 peppercorn blend
2 sprigs* tarragon (optional), washed,
leaves removed and finely sliced*
15g butter
SERVES 6
PROGRAMME
:
TIP
The
clafoutis
could also be prepared using individual ramekins. In this case,
adjust the cooking time.
Summary of Contents for Cook Expert
Page 9: ...APPETISERS ...
Page 18: ...SOUPS ...
Page 34: ...STARTERS ...
Page 51: ...FISH ...
Page 65: ...MEAT AND POULTRY ...
Page 88: ...VEGETABLES AND SIDES ...
Page 101: ...PASTA RICE AND GRAINS ...
Page 112: ...SAUCES AND SEASONINGS ...
Page 118: ...DESSERTS ...
Page 154: ...PASTRY AND BREAD ...
Page 164: ...BABY FOOD ...
Page 170: ...DRINKS ...