And finally, to round off a lovely and simple French meal, we simply have to make a clafouti.
Clafouti is a kind of baked fruit crepe that is a huge favorite in France. While sitting at a cafe in Paris, I repeatedly overheard people ordering the clafouti - and though it doesn’t look as attractive as the other amazing desserts available - it’s certainly one of the most delicious. Seriously, you’ll be licking your spoon clean!
The beauty of the dish is that you can use any fruit you have available - as long as its fresh. So any seasonal fruit will work well. I used pears, which I brought back from a recent vacation. I actually picked it off the trees!
The recipe is originally from Chef Eric Ripert’s site, Avec Eric, which features the Chef cooking in a tiny t…