French Food Friday...Chocolate & Pear Clafoutis

For some reason I have lots of pears/poires hence this week's recette uses pears.....et un petit peu de chocolat!

Chocolate & Pear Clafoutis
- 100g buckwheat flour/ farine de sarrasin
- 2 eggs
- 70g brown sugar
- 1tbsp cornstarch, sifted
- 1tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 25cl milk (1cup)
- 70g dark chocolate melted
- 60g unsalted butter melted
- 2-3 pears, cored and sliced
- A pinch of salt
- 1tbsp of rum
- Lemon juice to sprinkle pears

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175°C.
2. In a bowl mix together the flour, salt, cornstarch and cocoa.

3. In an other bowl whip eggs and sugar for a minute.

4. Add the flour mix step by step and keep on whisking.

5.Add melted butter mix well and then add melted chocolate and rum.
6. Pour batter in a well greased cast iron skillet or individual ramekins.

7. Top with pears slices or wedges.

8. Bake for 45 minutes or 35 minutes if small portions.

.............bon appetit a tous, Leeann x