Cherry Tini Food

CHERRY-TINI

Steps:

• Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add vodka, sweet and sour mix and liqueur. Cover; shake vigorously until well mixed.
• Strain mixture into 2 martini glasses. Garnish with cherries.

MINI CHERRY PIES

Steps:

• Make the crust: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor. Add the shortening and 1 stick butter; pulse until the flour looks like coarse meal. Add the remaining butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces. Add the egg yolk and 6 tablespoons ice water; pulse until the dough just begins to clump, adding up to 2 more tablespoons water if needed. Transfer the dough to a large sheet of plastic wrap and gather into a 2-by-12-inch log. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Put a baking sheet on the middle oven rack and preheat to 400 degrees F. Make the filling: Combine the cherries, granulated sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest and juice, and almond extract in a large bowl; toss until the sugar is dissolved and the cherries are coated. Set the filling aside.
• Cut the dough in half; cut one half into 6 pieces (keep the other half refrigerated). Roll each piece into a 6-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease each round into a 5-inch pie plate, letting the excess dough hang over the edge. Evenly divide the filling among the bottom crusts (the pies will be full).
• Remove the remaining dough from the refrigerator and use to make the top crusts (see options below); assemble the pies. Brush the top crusts with the beaten egg and sprinkle generously with coarse sugar. Refrigerate the pies until firm, about 30 minutes. Put the pies on the hot baking sheet in the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Bake until the crusts are golden and the fruit is bubbling, 55 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely.

APPLETINI

Steps:

• Fill a martini glass with ice and top with water. This will get the glass chilled before pouring your tini.
• Add ice to your shaker. The more you add, the better chilled the tini will be.
• Add the vodka, schnapps and sweet-and-sour. Cover and shake vigorously for about ten seconds.
• Dump the ice and water from the martini glass. Strain the contents of the shaker into the glass.
• Garnish with a cherry, or sliver of granny apple, or lemon twist.

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY MARTINI (CHOCO-CHERRY-TINI)

Steps:

• Fill shaker with ice.
• Add everything but cherries; shake vigorously.
• Strain into 2 martini glasses. Garnish with cherries. Enjoy!

CHERRY BLOSSOM-TINI

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a cocktail shaker , pour the sake, triple sec, cranberry juice, lime juice, and bitters. Fill with ice.
• Shake well .
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass .
• Serve and enjoy.

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
• Pour in the chocolate and cherry vodkas, grenadine, creme de cocao, half-and-half, and chocolate syrup. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass, garnish with maraschino cherry and the chocolate kiss, and serve.