IQF Sour Cherries

[foodite]

I was clearing out my freezer and found that I have a quart container of frozen sour cherries that I pitted and stored from the Summer still in there.

Yesterday, I cooked some of them down in a little simple syrup and served them as a condiment to seared duck breast and it was great, but now I'm looking for some pastry usage for them. I still have about 3-3 1/2 cups left.

Any suggestions?

[gini]

Sour Cherry Pie -

Basically just sour cherries, a little tapioca, sugar, and 1/2 a cup cherry juice along with some almond extract in a pie shell. Lattice cover it and there you go.

[alanamoana]

clafouti

[davecap]

Puff pastry, layer of pastry cream, your cherries, another layer of puff with slits cuts into it and baked in the oven, tasty!

[SweetSide]

Black Forest cake....

[merstar]

SOUR CHERRY STRUDELS

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/106768

Edited December 28, 2006 by merstar (log)

[Becca Porter]

Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook Slab pie. I actually baked it today, it is fantastic!

[persiancook]

Not pastry, but divine: sprinkle with salt and eat them frozen.

[aidensnd2]

Sour cherry and frangipane tarts.

[whisks]

upside down cherry cake.....i sprinkle crushed vienna almonds over the cake after it is turned out....really good

[annecros]

Black Forest cake....

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My first thought as well. It is a great time of year for schwazverde kirschtorte, and I know of no more decadent way of utilizing sour cherries.

[foodite]

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions - I think I'm going to go with the Black Forest and if I have any left maybe just a simple clafouti or pound cake!

And persiancook - I'm going to have to save one just to try your suggestion!