As it's cherry season I though I'd share one easy recipe I love to prepare with them. I used the already rolled puff pastry from the shop and the cherries are bio from my friend's garden. And yes, I ate most of them fresh!
Ingredients
200 gr cherries deseeded
1tsp lemon & orange zest
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp cold water
1 rolled puff pastry
1 egg whisked
1 tsp brown sugar to sprinkle on top
Method
In a sauce pan, add the deseeded cherries, lemon & orange zest, 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp of cold water
Let it simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, stirring once in a while, until liquid evaporates and there is a thick glaze on the cherries
Remove from heat and let it cool down
Preheat the oven to 180C degrees
Unroll the puff pastry and cut 9cm diameter round shapes, I've got 8 pieces
Remove the remaining pastry as it's easier to work them
Add about 1 tbsp of cooked cherries on mid half of each piece of round pastry
Gently fold the pastry over the cherry mix and seal the edges with a fork
Brush with egg wash an sprinkle brown sugar on top
Bake for 15 minutes at 180C till crisp and gold
Serve hot or cold and enjoy!
Notes
Keep the puff pastry dough in the fridge right till before using so it's easier to work with it
Recipe works perfectly with sour cherries and can be served with ice cream
I keep lemon and orange zest with sugar in a sealed glass jar in the fridge, this way it lasts for several weeks
