Apple or Pear Clafoutis

Description
An easy French dessert. I'd never heard of this dessert until I ate it in a small hotel at the foot of the French Pyrenees. I came back home and was able to find this recipe on the internet—I believe a French cuisine website, but the name escapes me. Quick, easy, and yummy, too. Preparation time includes resting time.



Ingredients

 * 8 ounces plain flour
 * 4 ounces sugar
 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
 * 3 eggs
 * 3 tablespoons milk
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * 2½ ounces unsalted butter, melted
 * 2 lbs apples or pears, peeled seeded,and chopped

Directions

 * 1) Sift flour, sugar and baking powder into a bowl.
 * 2) Make a well in the center of mixture and add the eggs, milk and vanilla extract.
 * 3) Mix in well to form a smooth batter.
 * 4) Add 4 tbs of the melted butter.
 * 5) Let batter stand for 30 minutes while preparing the fruit.
 * 6) Pre-heat the oven to 450 °F.
 * 7) Butter an 8 inch round cake tin.
 * 8) Stir the fruit into the batter and pour into the tin.
 * 9) Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
 * 10) Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
 * 11) Serve warm, or cold.