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Clafouti
Clafouti is a traditional cherry-filled tart made with a rich custard and fresh cherries. The cherries themselves are pitted but remain whole in the tart; the custard is poured over and around them and then baked. It is a wonderful way to enjoy cherries.
Serves 6 - 8 warm or chilled.
	Tart Shell
1 cup	unsalted butter at room temperature
1/2 cup	confectioners' sugar, sifted
1	egg
1	egg yolk
1 cup	unbleached all-purpose flour

	*Custard*
3	eggs
1½ cups	sugar
1/4 cup	flour
1 oz	Kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur
1 pint	heavy (whipping) cream

	*Cherries*
2 lb	fresh cherries, stemmed and pitted
1/2 cup	apricot jelly

	*To make the Shell*
-	Combine the butter and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer.
-	Cream together, then add the egg and egg yolk and beat until mixed.
-	Add the flour and beat to mix.
-	Form the dough into 2 equal balls.
-	Wrap and chill 1 ball of dough for 2 hours.
-	Freeze the second ball of dough for later use.
-	Divide the chilled dough in half and roll it out on a well-floured board.
-	Roll up the circle of dough onto the rolling pin and transfer it to a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
-	Unroll the dough and press it into the pan carefully, then roll the pin across the top of the pan to remove excess dough.
-	Press the dough into the pan around the edges.

	*To make the Custard*
-	Preheat the oven to 375 F.
-	Whisk together the eggs, sugar, flour, cream and liqueur in a deep bowl.
-	Fill the tart shell with the cherries.
-	Pour the custard into the prepared shell over the cherries.
-	Bake 40 minutes or until firm.
-	While it is baking, melt the jelly in a small pan over low heat.
-	Remove the tart from the oven and brush with a thin layer of jelly.

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