Individual charlottes with morello cherries


Individual charlottes with morello cherries
The French "griottines" are delicious little wild morello cherries, stoned and macerated in a Kirsch syrup, used here in individual vanilla charlottes.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 50 min.
Resting: 3 hours
All in all: 4 hours 50 min.
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Stage 1 - 50 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Soak 1 sheet gelatin in cold water for 10 minutes.

Prepare 175 g real custard sauce (crème anglaise), and as soon as it's ready, drain and add the softened gelatin sheets. Stir until completely melted.

Put the pan into cold water to cool and leave for around 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stage 2 - 20 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Prepare 125 g Chantilly cream, and sweeten just a little with ½ teaspoon vanilla sugar.

Stage 3 - 1 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
When custard has cooled to room temperature, add whipped cream...

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
...and incorporate by folding in gently with the bowl tipped over on its side.

Another method: transfer a few spoonfuls of custard into the cream, mix gently, then pour this cream mixture into the remaining custard and fold in. gently.

Keep this charlotte mixture at room temperature.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Cut circles of cooking parchment or greaseproof paper to the size of the bottom of the moulds or glasses in which you are going to make the charlottes.

Stage 6 - 7 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Prepare syrup for soaking by mixing 100 ml sugar syrup and 1 tablespoon Kirsch.

Cut biscuits to height of glass or mould, then put to soak in syrup.

Stage 7 - 8 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Take a glass and place a paper circle in the bottom (for ease of turning out), then arrange soaked biscuits all round the side.

You can put the curved side of the biscuits against the glass to give a fluted look to your charlotte, or the flat side to make the outside smoother.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Put a layer of charlotte mixture in the bottom.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Arrange a layer of cherries on top.

Stage 10 - 2 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Then add a second layer of charlotte mixture.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
If necessary, even up the height of the biscuits.

Continue filling all the glasses, then leave in the fridge overnight, or at least 3 hours, covered with plastic film.

Stage 12 - 3 hours
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Shortly before serving, turn out each charlotte onto a dessert plate or dish (you will find that this is easy thanks to the paper circle), and remove paper.

Stage 13 - 5 min.
Individual charlottes with morello cherries
Decorate with a cherry on top, and pour over a little cherry syrup (from the jar).

Serve the charlottes cool, but not too cold, ideally kept at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving.
Remarks
Griottines are a product of Fougerolles in Haute-Saône, eastern France. If you can't find them (or morello cherries), you can use normal fresh cherries cut in two and stoned. In which case, replace the syrup poured over before serving with cherry juice mixed with a little sugar syrup, or simply a little custard (crème anglaise).

As for all charlottes, finger biscuits are the usual choice, but the best for this recipe are Montbozon biscuits, not only delicious but small, which suits these individual desserts.

Using this recipe you can make charlottes of pretty well anything you like: fruit, chocolate, etc.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe110 RDI=40 %1,620 RDI=150 %190 RDI=30 %6,570 RDI=330 %27,500 RDI: 330 %
Per 100 g20 RDI=6 %230 RDI=20 %30 RDI=4 %910 RDI=50 %3,820 RDI: 50 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %410 RDI=40 %50 RDI=7 %1,640 RDI=80 %6,880 RDI: 80 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, egg, Gluten
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  • For 4 people : 6.55 €
  • Per person : 1.65 €

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  • Oh jh this looks heavenly. Perfect for Valentine's Day:) Thank you so much for sharing...
    Posted by Louise january 27th 2010 at 18:56 n° 1

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