Cherry Dessert - German Kirschmichel
Kirschmichel - a delicious German cherry dessert or pudding served with vanilla sauce.
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: German
Servings: 6
Calories: 449kcal
- 500 g cherries pitted, 1.1 lbs (Notes 2 and 3)
- 60 g unsalted butter 2 oz/ ¼ cup , room temperature + some butter flakes
- 125 g granulated sugar 4.5 oz/ ½ cup + 2 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- zest of ½ organic lemon
- 3 large eggs
- 125 g semolina 4.5 oz/ ½ cup + 2 tablespoons
- 150 g all-purpose flour 5.3 oz/ 1 ¼ cups
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 240 ml milk 8 fl.oz/ 1 cup
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter well a medium casserole dish of about 19x23 cm/ 7x8 inches.
Pit the cherries and weigh the 500 g/ 1.1 lbs after pitting. If using frozen cherries, defrost them and dry with kitchen paper. If using canned cherries, let them drain well.
Mix the soft butter and the sugar until foamy. Add the vanilla sugar or extract, the lemon zest, eggs and semolina and stir again to incorporate everything.
Mix the flour and the baking powder and sieve them over the rest of the ingredients. Incorporate carefully using a spatula and add the milk little by little, stirring carefully. Add the pitted cherries to the mixture.
Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Sprinkle with some butter flakes and bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean but still very slightly wet.
Dust with some icing sugar if desired and serve hot, warm or cold with vanilla sauce.
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A digital kitchen scale will give you the most precise measure ensuring the best bake possible.
- You will need more or less 750 g/ 1.7 lbs unpitted cherries.
- Instead, you can use 500 g/ 1.1 lbs frozen (and defrosted) or canned (and well-drained) cherries.
Serving: 1/6 of the dish | Calories: 449kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 382mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g