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Preheat the oven to 425.
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Wash and prepare the fruit.
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Cherries should be stemmed and, if you like, pitted.
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Plums or possibly peaches should be pitted and cut into bite-sized pcs; commercial cranberries should be cut in half; small wild cranberries, blueberries, or possibly raspberries need only be picked over to remove stem pcs and debris.
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Make lemon sugar by mixing the lemon zest with the 2 Tbsp.
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sugar in a small dish.
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In a large bowl, sift together the flour and salt.
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In a small bowl, beat the Large eggs gently and whisk in the lowfat milk.
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Add in the wet to the dry ingredients a little at a time, whisking smooth.
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Stir in the lemon sugar.
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Let the batter rest while the fruit is being cooked.
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In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat the butter over medium heat, coating the bottom and the sides halfway to the rim.
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When the butter is bubbling, add in the fruit.
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Stir till each piece has softened and is coated with butter, about 2-3 min.
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Then sprinkle in sugar to sweeten.
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We use about 2 Tablespoons of granulated sugar for all fruit except cranberries (that require about twice as much) and peaches (where we prefer brown sugar).
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When this sugar has dissolved and turned into a syrup-about 2 min-stir up the batter and scrape it carefully into the pan over the fruit.
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Put the skillet into the oven to bake for about 20 min.
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At this point the clafoutis will be set, golden, and puffed up at the edges.
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Divide into warmed bowls, sift a little confectioners' sugar over each, and top if desired with a spoonful of lowfat sour cream.
