Cherry Filling: Fresh Cherry Filling

Name: Cherry Filling: Fresh Cherry Filling
Yield: Yield: approximately 3 pounds 8 ounces (1 kg 590 g)
Ingredients: 3 ounces (85 g) cornstarch; 2½ cups (600 ml) water; 1 pound 4 ounces (570 g) granulated sugar; 2 ounces (55 g) pectin powder for fruit canning; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) raspberry juice; ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice; 2 pounds (910 g) Bing or Lambert cherries; 2 pounds (910 g) Bing or Lambert cherries

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

2 pounds (910 g) Bing or Lambert cherries
3 ounces (

Preserve
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Wash the cherries and remove the stems. Pit the cherries.
Mix the cornstarch with just enough of the water to make a slurry.
Combine the sugar and pectin powder. Place this, together with the remaining water, in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cherries and cook gently until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Strain, reserving the cherries and the syrup s