Cherry Clafoutis Tartlets
Cookie Crust Pastry:
3/4 cup cold unsalted butter
1 1/2 large egg yolk
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 t salt
3/4 t vanilla extract
1/3 t cup sugar
Cherry Clafoutis:
500g dark cherries
3 T kirschwasser
90g sugar
3 large eggs
1 vanilla bean
90g all-purpose flour
175ml plain yogurt
pinch of salt
>how to make<
(crust)
*Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
*Put all the ingredients in a food processor and process until the dough forms a ball, about 10 seconds.
*Lightly butter or spray with vegetable oil the insides of miniature muffin pan.
*Divide the dough into 18 pieces and press each piece into the mold.
*Cut out small pieces of foil and place them on each tartlet crust and put some weight beans.
*Bake the shells for 15 minutes.
*Carefully remove the foil.
*If the crust has puffed, press it down gently with the back of a spoon.
*Bake the crust about 5 minutes longer to partially bake it.
(Cherries)
*Toss the cherries with the kirsch and 2 T of the sugar in a bowl.
*Let stand for 30 minutes.
*Drain the liquid from the cherries and beat together with the eggs, the seeds from the vanilla bean, or the vanilla extract, and the remaining sugar.
*Slowly beat in the flour.
*Add the yogurt and salt.
*Mix together well.
*Arrange a few cherries in each partially baked tartlet shell.
*Pour in the batter.
*Bake in a 400 degrees oven for 25 minutes, or until the tops are browned and the filling firm.
*Cool on racks.
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