Flognarde [flow nyard] n. Also flaugnarde - a clafoutis made with a fruit other than cherries.
We really love clafoutis - the easy breakfast cross between a custard and a cake. We've talked about Big Pancake and Apple Pancake, which are very similar to clafoutis - oven-baked pancakes that puff spectacularly and descend into custardy goodness. We've also made a basic cherry and berry clafoutis.
But imagine our surprise, when we went to make a version with figs and plums, to find that the name clafoutis is only reserved for cherries!
Since it's a cross between a custard and a cake, I'm guessing it's not the healthiest breakfast choice, mm?
No matter. It looks delicious!
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Wow, I had no clue. I've made clafouti with everything BUT cherries, but have always referred to it as such.
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My favorite is to make it with the now in season conchord grapes. I make it every October.
Jim, depending on the recipe it should be mostly eggs and milk, with a few tablespoons of sugar. I would call it healthy. My favorite recipe is from Saveur and avail on their site (I can't get to it right now, sorry!).
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Don't know if anyone is still interested in this page but I thought I'd post a link to pictures of my various kinds of flognarde from over the years:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scazzophoto/tags/clafoutis/
This includes one I made with green cherry tomatoes, and my most recent one with a really great cross section:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scazzophoto/1478300440/
And lastly, the recipe I like:
http://saveur.com/food/classic-recipes/cherry-clafoutis-53452.html
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