lafoutis (pronounced kla-foo-TEE) is a French country dessert hailing from the Limousin region. Clafoutis comes from the word 'clafir' which means 'to fill'. Traditionally made with the first sweet cherries of the season and are left unpitted. These days, the cherries are usually pitted and bottled in kirsch and available year round.

Ingredients:

24 drained cherries in kirsch
4½oz caster sugar
4½oz unsalted butter
2 medium eggs, beaten
5oz self-raising flour
¼ tsp baking powder
extra unsalted butter, for greasing

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 425F
2. Grease a pudding tin with a little butter
3. In a food processor, blend together all the clafouti ingredients, except the cherries
4. Divide the mixture between pudding moulds
5. Press 6 cherries into the top of each clafouti mixture
6. Bake in the oven for 5-6 minutes or until cooked through and golden