Apple Clafouti "Pie" Recipe

Ingredients

• ½ cup dried cherries
• ½ cup apple liqueur or brandy
• 4 Jonagold apples (1¾ lb.), peeled and sliced
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• ½ vanilla bean, seeds scraped
• 5 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and divided
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half
• ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. table salt
• Ground cinnamon and sugar