Banana Clafouti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 3 large bananas, firm but ripe
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• confectioners' sugar, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 butter an 8 x 8-inch or 7 x 10-inch shallow baking dish.
• 3 sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the sugar in the bottom.
• 4 cut each banana into 3 long strips and line the bottom of the dish with them.
• 5 in a bowl, beat together all the remaining ingredients, except the confectioner's sugar, and pour carefully over the bananas.
• 6 bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until puffed and golden.
• 7 let cool on a rack for 15 minutes.
• 8 sift confectioner's sugar over the top for garnish.