I love sour cherries and this delightful ice cream, fragrant with almond flavour and full of cherries and chunks of dark chocolate doesn’t disappoint. Adapted from this recipe from The Kitchn. In a saucepan combine the contents of a 680g (24 oz) jar of morello cherries with ½ a cup of sugar and bring to…… Continue reading sour cherry ice cream
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hazelnut dacquoise cake
A dacquoise is a meringue which has ground nuts incorporated into it. I chose hazelnuts and added dark chocolate and sour cherries as well. Preheat your oven to 190ºC (375ºF) and line a springform cake tin. Bring 6 egg whites to room temperature. Meanwhile, toast 130g (4½ oz) of hazelnuts. Cool them and blitz them…… Continue reading hazelnut dacquoise cake
sultana and sour cherry fruitcake
Almost all fruit, this simple one-bowl cake has a nice tartness and a good hit of rum. Preheat your oven to 160ºC (320ºF) and line a 22cm (8″) tin with baking paper. Measure 500g (17½ oz) of sultanas and 250g (8¾ oz) of sour dried cherries into a mixing bowl. Gently heat ⅓ of a…… Continue reading sultana and sour cherry fruitcake
chocolates
I was researching sous vide cooking when I came upon some information on Serious Eats about tempering chocolate by that method. I had to try it. It was certainly easy but not absolutely necessary, as you can see in Three Ways to Temper Chocolate. My first attempt was nice and crunchy, melted nicely in the…… Continue reading chocolates
cherry vodka ice cream
Cherries and vodka are a great match. To make this ice cream I added sour dried cherries soaked in vodka as well as fresh cherries to the base recipe from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer. A day or two before making this ice cream, soak ½ a cup of dried cherries in ½ a cup of…… Continue reading cherry vodka ice cream
duck breast with sour cherry sauce
This simple recipe uses only one pan and is a quick and easy way to impress. First dry the duck breasts with a paper towel and season them with salt and pepper. Place them skin-side down in a cold pan then turn the heat to medium and cook for 6-8 minutes until golden brown, pouring off any excess…… Continue reading duck breast with sour cherry sauce
flourless chocolate hazelnut sour cherry cake
A moist and deeply rich chocolate cake with classic hazelnut flavour and a good amount of sour cherry. Preheat the oven to 160 ℃ (320 ℉). In a small bowl blend 80g (2¾ oz) of Dutch cocoa powder with 80g (2¾ oz) of melted butter. Add ½ a cup of boiling water and mix until you have a…… Continue reading flourless chocolate hazelnut sour cherry cake
sour cherry, ricotta, almond and polenta cake
This deliciously moist and buttery cake is neither too sweet nor too heavy to serve as a dessert. You will first need to drain a jar of Morello cherries. Scatter them in a greased and paper-lined spring-form cake tin. In a food processor or mixer combine 1 cup of ricotta cheese, 285 g (10 oz) of almond meal, ¾ of…… Continue reading sour cherry, ricotta, almond and polenta cake
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