Sour Cherry Savarins
Ready In: 12 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
FOR THE SAVARINS
- 1 1⁄8 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1⁄4 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened, plus more
- butter, for molds
FOR THE CHERRIES AND GLAZE
- 2 1⁄2 cups fresh sour cherries, pitted or 2 cups frozen sour cherries, thawed
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup muscat wine (beaumes-de-venise wine) or 1⁄2 cup Sauternes wine
Directions
- MAKE THE SAVARINS:
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl, and add 1/2 teaspoons sugar. Stir and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Mix together flour, salt and remaining 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar in a mixer bowl. Make a well in the center, and add yeast mixture and eggs. Beat on medium speed until a sticky and elastic dough forms, 2-3 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400°F Butter six 3 1/2 savarin moulds, and place them on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Add butter to dough and beat on medium-high speed until incorporated, about 1 minute.
- Spoon dough into pastry bag fitted with a 1-inch plain round tip. Pipe dough into molds, filling halfway. Let stand, uncovered, in a warm place, until dough rises and almost fills the molds, 25-30 minutes.
- Bake savarins until golden brown and beginning to pull away from sides of molds. 10-12 minutes. Let cool slightly in molds for 5 minutes, and then invert onto wire racks.
- MAKE THE CHERRIES AND GLAZE:
- Bring the cherries, sugar, wine and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer gently for 2 minutes. Remove cherries with a slotted spooon. Simmer remaining liquid until reduced to a glaze (3/4 cup) about 5 minutes.
- Spoon glaze over warm cakes, and top with cherries. Serve immediately.
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