Pear almond clafouti with red wine glaze
Yield: 8 Servings MMM
Ingredients:
- 2 c Whole wheat pastry flour --or unbleached white flour
- 1 1/2 c Almond meal
- 2 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1/3 c Soy milk
- 2/3 c Fruit juice concentrate
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1/3 c Apple juice concentrate
- 2 ts Lemon juice
- 2 ea Firm pears cored & sliced -- lengthwise MMMMM---------------------------GLAZE--------------------------------
- 2/3 c Red wine
- 1/3 c Fruit juice concentrate
- 3 tb Arrowroot or cornstarch
- 3 tb Water
Instructions:
CLAFOUTI: Preheat oven to 375F. Combine flour with 1 c almond meal & baking powder in a bowl. Mix soy milk fruit juice concentrate & vanilla & pour into flour mixture. Mix well & pat down into a 9" shallow cake or quiche pan. Combine remaining 1/2 c almond meal with 1/3 c apple juice concentrate & lemon juice & spread over dough. Arrange pear slices on top in a spiral pattern. Bake for 35 minutes. GLAZE: Combine wine & concentrate in a small pot & heat to a simmer. Dissolve arrowroot or cornstarch in a nequal amount of water & whisk into wine. Cook till thickened. Brush while hot over pears. Serve hot or warm.



