Clafoutis

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

12 to 16 ounce package frozen pitted sweet cherries

1/2 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

4 eggs

small pinch of salt

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

1/4 cup Kirsch

extra confectioner's sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a shallow 10-inch porcelain oven dish with1/4 inch sides with 1 tablespoon of the butter.

Spread the cherries in a tight layer in the bottom of the dish. In a mixing bowl whisk together the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the eggs and salt until well blended. Sift in the flour, stirring at the same time with the whisk. Whisk in the milk and kirsch. Pour the mixture over the cherries. Cut the remaining 1 tablespoon butter into shavings and scatter over the surface. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons confectioners'sugar.

Place in the oven and bake until the surface is golden, about 40 minutes (less in 10-inch pan). Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar. Serve lukewarm.