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I found this little bunch of cherrylicious dishes while on my virtual travels and had to add it to the list of recipes, cause i'm always looking for cherry stuff as I love the things...
Tipsy cherries
Marinate cherries in kirsch and serve with ice cream or chocolate desserts.
Cherry and plum crumble
Mix 250g each of stoned cherries and plums, 3tbsp sugar and 4tbsp water in an ovenproof dish. Rub 75g butter into 150g plain flour, stir in 4tbsp each of oats and crushed almonds and 2tbsp sugar. Spoon over the fruit and bake at 180/gas 4 for 25 minutes until golden.
A sauce for roast duck
Bring 150ml each of chicken stock and red wine to the boil, then turn down the heat. Add 250g stoned cherries and simmer for about 15 minutes until thickened.
Cherry pie
Mix 500g stoned cherries with 1tbsp cornflour and 25g sugar. Line a pie dish with sweet shortcrust pastry, add the cherry mixture, top with pastry and seal the edges. Make a hole in the centre, brush with milk and sugar and bake at 180/gas 4 for 40 minutes until golden.
Instant trifle
Marinate stoned cherries in kirsch. Spoon some crushed amaretti biscuits into glasses. Top with marinated cherries, ready made custard, whipped cream and finish with toasted almonds.
I made cherry scones today, just went with a simple recipe. Was something like 1/2 lb of flour (mixed white with a bit of wholemeal), a few ounces of butter, quarter of a pint of milk, tablespoon of sugar and a few ounces of these dark glace cherries.
5 Useful Things to do with cherries
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