A French Fruit Cobbler Custard Casserole Thing...

Clafoutis! I love saying - "Cluh-foo-tee!" Now you try. I'm serious. Do it, right now, loudly and with conviction. I know you didn't actually say it so I'm very disappointed, and if you did then I'm obscenely proud. You choose which path to follow! It's like a fun book from when you were young, and if you never read one of those books then this analogy goes right over your head and you missed out on a good chunk of life.

I digress, this clafoutis is a french custard cobbler casserole thing and it's delicious. Super easy too, just go to the store and buy some fresh fruit (berries, stone fruits, or apples/pears are all probably best, but experiment. You know what you like!) The rest you'll probably have at home. Mine was made with blackberries and pears, just letting you know...

What you'll need:
1/4 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar, divided
1 1/4 cup milk
3 eggs
Dash of cinnamon (optional)
Dash of ground nutmeg (optional)
Pinch of lemon zest (optional)
Your fruit (2 pints? of blackberries and 2 ripe pears, pealed, cored, sliced)
One baking dish, buttered, about 10 inches? I think mine was bigger, and it turned out fine


In a bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 c of sugar, and milk, and cinnamon. Once that's good to go, add your eggs and beat them in with everything else. Put all of your fruit into the baking dish, and sprinkle with the other 1/3 cup sugar. Pour the custard filling stuff over the top of everything, then sprinkle the top with the lemon zest and nutmeg. Throw it in your 350 oven for about 45 minutes. Take it out and eat it warm or room temp!

This is what a nutmeg looks like when you grind it yourself!