Amaretto Cherries Food

25 CLASSIC AMARETTO COCKTAILS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep an amaretto cocktail in 30 minutes or less!

CHERRIES, AMARETTO SOUR CREAM AND BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Mix sour cream and Amaretto. Add more Amaretto to taste if needed.
• If desired, add powdered sugar to mixture.
• Place sour cream mixture into small "dipping" dish.
• Place brown sugar into second small "dipping" dish.
• Dip cherries in sour cream and then the brown sugar.
• Eat and enjoy!

AMARETTO CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat dried cherries in amaretto over medium heat for five minutes. Gently stir to infuse cherries with amaretto. Let cool. Drain cherries, reserving infused amaretto for icing.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add lemon zest. Remove butter from refrigerator. Cut into small cubes. Mix butter into flour mixture. Finish combining flour and butter with hands, squeezing butter into flour with fingertips until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• Add cherries and pecans. Slowly stir in buttermilk and vanilla with rubber spatula. When combined, turn dough onto heavily floured surface. Knead dough to make sure buttermilk is incorporated throughout.
• Pat into 4x12-inch rectangle. Cut into squares and then triangles with large knife.
• Place scones on parchment-lined baking sheet with space between. Beat egg and water/milk in shallow bowl. Brush mixture onto each scone.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, rotating pan after ten minutes. Let cool completely.

AMARETTO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Soak the cherries in the Amaretto overnight,.
• Drain the cherries and dry them with paper towels.
• Melt the chocolate in a micorwave for about 15 seconds and then mix. May need another 15 seconds.
• Dip the cherries into the chocolate and enjoy!

AMARETTO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Stone the cherries with a cherry pitter. Place them in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Add the sugar, stir gently, and bring to a boil. Cook gently for about 15 to 20 minutes, the liquid should start to look like a light syrup.
• Add lemon juice, alcohol, vanilla extract, and bitter almond flavor. Continue cooking for 10 more minutes. Remove the foam.
• Divide the cherries between the sterilized jars and cover them completely with the liquid. Seal well and let cool. Keep in a dark cool place and let steep for about 3-4 weeks before serving. Once you open a jar, keep it refrigerated.

AMARETTO MERINGUE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES & CHERRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1 and cut 3 pieces of baking parchment to fit 3 baking sheets for the meringues (if you don't have 3 baking sheets, you can cook it in batches - simply divide the meringue mixture into 3 and cook separately). Using a plate or the base of a cake tin, draw a 20cm circle on each piece of parchment, then flip over so that the pencil side is facing down. Put 3 oven racks in your oven - if you only have 2 but have a large grill pan, this will work too, sat in the bottom of the oven.
• Put the egg whites in a large bowl, and whisk with an electric hand whisk until thick and holding soft peaks. Start adding the sugar, 1 or 2 tbsp at a time, whisking continuously. When all the sugar has been incorporated, the meringue should be thick, glossy and holding stiff peaks. Add the vinegar and whisk again briefly. Use a blob of meringue to stick down the corners of each piece of parchment to the trays. Divide the meringue between the 3 circles on the parchment, swirling it towards the outline to make thin circles. Scatter the almonds over, saving a few to serve on top once assembled. Bake for 1 hr, then leave to cool in the oven.
• When the oven is completely cold, remove the meringues and place somewhere cool and dry for up to 24 hrs, or assemble straight away. Toss the fruit with 1 tbsp icing sugar and set aside to macerate for 10-15 mins. Pour the cream, amaretto, almond extract and remaining icing sugar into a large bowl, and whisk until softly whipped. Use a little of the cream to stick your least successful meringue to a cake stand or plate. Spread over a third of the cream and scatter with some strawberries and cherries. Top with the remaining meringues, cream and fruit, finishing the top layer with the whole strawberries and cherries. Scatter over the remaining almonds and serve. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for 1 day.