Godshill Orchards cherry clafoutis
Godshill Orchards is a family business which grows the most delicious cherries, apricots, greengages, plums, and pumpkins, as well as flowers, on the southern slopes of the Isle of Wight.
They produce a host of fruity delights that they sell in their farm shop and to restaurants and farm shops across the region and there’s even have a holiday cottage, called Cherry Lodge for a breeak away.
This recipe is from Davina Tibbetts on the Hampshire Farmers Markets website and featuring the gorgeous Godshill cherries.
Ingredients
Serves 4
225g Godshill Cherries pitted
25g melted butter
1 tbsp granulated sugar
55g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
50g caster sugar
3 Vale Farm Eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
250 ml double cream
Icing sugar for dusting
Method
Preheat oven to 190C/170C fan/ Gas mark 5
Lightly grease 4 deep ramekin dishes with the butter, and lightly dust with granulated sugar. Cover the base with the pitted cherries. Sift the flour and baking powder, into a bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, caster sugar, vanilla extract and double cream, until light and creamy.
Make a well in the centre of the flour, whisk in the wet ingredients, and mix to a smooth batter. Leave to stand for 10 minutes,
Pour the batter over the cherries. Bake for 30 – 35 minutes until puffed up and golden brown.
Dust with icing sugar and serve with a dollop of cream or vanilla ice cream.
