Showing posts with label Cherries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cherries. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Bing!


I'm not talking about the new search engine by Microsoft.
I'm talking sweet but tart deep red cherries. I love eating them straight out of the fridge, but as a pastry chef I have to think of ways of dressing them up and featuring them in desserts. A classic French application would be to make a Clafoutis, which is a tart with a custard and cherries (pit and all) filling baked in it. It can be quite hazardous for the teeth; and could explain a lot about french people and bad teeth.

This week I did a chilled "soup" of Bing cherries with yogurt "cream" and a red wine poached cherry. Simple and refreshing as a palate cleanser before the dessert course.