Flaugnarde (pronounced [floɲaʁd]) also known as flagnarde, flognarde or flougnarde, is a baked French dessert with fruit arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter.[1] Similar to a clafoutis, which is made with black cherries, a flaugnarde is made with apples, peaches, pears, plums, prunes or other fruits. Resembling a sweet batter pudding or large pancake, the dish is dusted with confectioner's sugar and can be served either warm or cold.

Flaugnarde
Cranberry and walnut flaugnarde
CourseDessert
Place of originFrance
Serving temperatureWarm or cold
Main ingredientsBatter, apples, peaches, pears, plums, prunes or other fruit; powdered sugar

Origins

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The name is derived from the Occitan words fleunhe[2] and flaunhard,[3] which both translate as "soft" or "downy". The dish is common in the Auvergne, Limousin and Périgord regions of France.

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See also

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  • Pannenkoek, the large Dutch pancake that often includes fruits

References

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  1. ^ Larousse Gastronomique, Clarkson Potter Publishers, New York, English edition
  2. ^ Frédéric Mistral, Lou Tresor dóu Felibrige: FLEUNHE: (rom. fenis, débile) Mou, faible, défaillant, douillet
  3. ^ Frédéric Mistral, Lou Tresor dóu Felibrige: FLAUNHARD: (rom. flaugnard) Mignard avec niaiserie, qui se plaint pour peu de chose, douillet, faible, indolent