Recipes with Melissa Blease: Blackberry Clafoutis

Looks impressive, tastes fabulous, makes the very most of a blackberry glut… and ready to eat in less than an hour!

Ingredients
40g plain flour
30g caster sugar
2 large eggs
200ml semi-skimmed milk
½ tbs sunflower or vegetable oil
225g blackberries

To serve: thick cream, to dust: icing sugar

Method

Preheat the oven to 180c/gas mark 4 and lightly grease a shallow 1-litre ovenproof tart or flan dish with a little butter.

Sift the flour into a large bowl, add the sugar and stir well to combine, Whisk in the eggs one at a time then slowly add the milk and sunflower or vegetable oil, continuing to whisk to create a smooth batter. 

Scatter the blackberries across the base of the tart or flan dish, then pour the batter across the top. Bake in the centre of the oven for 35-40 minutes until golden on top and a skewer (or sharp knife) inserted into the centre comes out clean. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm, accompanied by pillows of thick cream.

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