Ingredients for 6 to 8 people :
- 450 gr [1 lb] ripe apricots
- 150 gr [5 oz] plain flour
- 250 gr [1/2 lb] sugar
- 4 eggs
- 100 ml [3 fl oz] single cream
- 100 ml [3 fl oz] milk
- 5 Tbspoons rum or liquor
- (unsalted) butter for dishes
- 1 pinch of salt

Recipe :

1- Pre-heat oven to 200°C / 400°F ; wash the apricots, cut them in halves and take pits off ; butter 6 to 8 pie dishes.
2- In an electric mixer (with blade), put the flour and sugar, and the pinch of salt ; while mixing, add the eggs on by one, then the milk, then the single cream, and finally the rum.
3- Lay the apricots halves evenly on the bottom of each dish ; pour over the batter.
4- Bake in oven for about 30 minutes ; serve warm.

TRICK : to verify if your custard is baked, push the point of a knife in the center of it ; if the blade comes out clean, the custards are ready...
You need to increase baking time if you use single large dish, and vice versa.


See also the Clafoutis Normand recipe (Apple batter-pudding).