Yeah, i love cherries - and i have to admit this is the first year i've really been experimenting by cooking with them, my new cherry pitter might have something do with it too. While i ended up making the Talapia and Cherry Salsa first, it was really this recipe i was excited about making.
The fact that it also involved almonds was pretty much the deal sealer. It also required the use of my flan pan - which is pretty much the only decent bakeware i have. I think the making of a really cherry pie will require the purchase of a better pie pan. (ie not aluminum)
This recipe really calls for Kirsch, but after visits to three different LCBO's i was unable to find any. At the last one i finally found some cherry schnapps. I have no idea whether this was an appropriate substitution and when looking it up online i didn't sound like i had the right thing. Well i added it anyway! (I also discovered it was pretty tasty mixed with soda)
You made the "almond cookie" crust ahead and bake it for ten minutes to lightly brown it. It was made with butter, sugar and blanched almonds, vanilla and almond extract, so i knew it was going to be good. While it was baking i pitted some cherries, and made the a simple custard to fill it out. I added the cherries then poured the custard around it - and topped it with some more of the ground almond.
Posting this i haven't tried it yet - its dessert for Father's Day's dinner!!! Looks tasty though
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