Far Breton

 

Far Breton is a traditional dessert from Brittany, and related to the better known Clafoutis. Far Breton is a bit more egg custardy, a bit less pancake battery than Clafoutis, and has prunes rather than cherries.

 

Ingredients

25 prunes, stones removed

1/3 cup apple juice or cider

500 ml milk

2 eggs + 2 egg yolks

75 g sugar

60 g butter, melted

1 tsp vanilla extract

A pinch of salt

2/3 cup flour

Butter and flour for coating the baking dish

Method

1. Gently heat the prunes with the apple juice until the prunes absorb most of the juice.
2. Cover and leave the prunes to cool (you can do this the day before). 
3. Put the milk, eggs, egg yolks, sugar, butter, vanilla, salt and flour into a jug and mix with a stick blender.
4. Put the batter aside to rest (you can do this the day before).
5. When ready to bake put the oven on to heat to 200C.
6. Grease a lasagne dish with butter and dust with flour.
7. Distribute the prunes evenly over the base of the dish.
8. Stir the batter then pour gently over the prunes.
9. Bake for 50 minutes.
10. Cool, then cut into 8 servings.
    

Yum 

 

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UPDATE -- RESPONSE TO COMMENTS

Diane -- We are fine. Let me know how the recipe works for you.

Pré de la Forge -- yes I've no doubt other fruits work very well too. 

Lisa -- oven temperature corrected now.