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| Apple Clafouti |
I love apple pie but I don't like pastry (or making pastry) so when I came across this recipe for Apple Clafouti in Robin Robertson's Vegan on the Cheap
I was ecstatic. I don't know if this happens to everyone but it often seems no matter what book or recipe I'm cooking from, there is always at least one key ingredient that I lack. I keep a pretty well stocked pantry but it doesn't seem to matter. I will just have to look on the bright side and believe this ongoing problem will make me a more creative cook! This time it was applesauce I was missing and the recipe called for one whole cup. I ended up using an equal amount of soy milk because I didn't know what else to substitute. Fingers crossed! When the clafouti came out of the oven the smell of apples and cinnamon was mouth watering. The top looked and felt like a springy cake. It had a soft spongy texture, very unassuming and not overly sweet. The cinnamon-apple mixture on the bottom were definitely the stars of the show. The soy milk worked but I'm curious as to how using applesauce would have changed the texture and flavour of the cakey part. I will definitely make this again, it's a simple, warm and comforting dessert.
It looks great! Applesauce is sometimes a substitute for fat, so the soy milk did the trick. I don't know that using applesauce would affect the flavor too much.
ReplyDeleteI am always missing one ingredient or another and/or substituting for something I don't like when I cook a new recipe.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that's always missing something.
ReplyDeleteThe clafouti was good! Since applesauce has a pretty mild flavour I think you're right about it not affecting the flavour too much. I'm curious if it will affect the texture of the cake/batter part though.
It's a big joke at my house that I never follow a recipe the way it is written!
ReplyDeleteApplesauce is pretty wet, but who knows. I really should start baking more! This looks so good. I hope I can find this cookbook at the library.
I need so many of these cookbooks! And I, too, always end up substituting or even skipping ingredients. It really is all about creativity!
ReplyDeleteI love that clafouti, it's great.
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