Name: Cream Cheese Shortcakes with Macerated Cherries
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons guar gum; ¼ cup tapioca flour, plus more for dusting; ½ cup cornstarch; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 2 pounds cherries, pitted; 1 cup heavy cream; 5 tablespoons cold cream cheese; 2 teaspoons sugar; 3 teaspoons pure almond extract; 4 tablespoons cold unsalte butter; 1 cup organic buttermilk; ⅓ cup sugar; ¾ cup sorghum flour; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ cup sugar; ½ cup almond flour; 1 teaspoon kirsch liqueur; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free

By Karen Morgan

Published 2010

About

This delectable summertime treat is a refreshing close to any meal served under the stars. The sweetness comes from the fresh cherries rather than the shortcakes. Flashes of tart and sweet will dance on your tongue as the cicadas play their rhythmic song, while everything slows down to that familiar summertime purr as the fireflies rise up from the freshly cut grass like miniature stars, begging to be caught.