Braised Cherries with Spiced Toasts

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      1 hr

Appears in
The French Kitchen: A Cookbook

By Joanne Harris and Fran Warde

Published 2002

  • About

The French name is Soupe aux Cerises, though this is not quite what we expect from a soup.

Ingredients

  • 500 g black cherries, pitted
  • 2 tbsp unrefined sugar
  • 1

Method

Place the cherries, sugar and kirsch in a saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Heat the butter in a frying pan and fry the slices of baguette on each side until golden.

Remove the bread, dust with sugar and cinnamon, and place at the bottom of a serving dish. When the cherries are soft and cooked, remove them from the ju