Cherry Cooking Tips and Hints
When using cherries in baked goods, you might notice a blue discoloration around the cherries in the finished product. This is due to a chemical reaction between the cherries and alkalines such as baking powder or baking soda. To prevent discoloration, substitute buttermilk or sour cream for milk in the recipe or add an acidic liquid such as lemon juice.Pure almond extract is a natural companion to cherries. Less than 1/4 teaspoon added to cherry mixtures really brightens the cherry flavor.
When using dried cherries in recipes, you can plump them up just as you would raisins, by covering them with hot water and letting stand about thirty minutes.
Complimentary Cherry Foods
Black pepper goes amazingly well with cherries, especially when paired with pork, beef, or game meats. Dairy products also bring out the mild tart flavors of cherries, particularly sweet cream, ricotta cheese, and mascarpone. As for herbs, choose sage, chives, and verbena.More About Cherries and Cherry Recipes
• Cherry Selection, Storage, and Freezing• Cherry Cooking Tips and Hints
• Cherry Varieties - Sour or Sweet?
• Cherry Measures, Equivalents and Substitutions
• Famous Cherry Recipes - The truth about Maraschino cherries
• Cherry History
• Cherry Lore and Legend
• Cherry Recipes
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Cookbooks
| * | Cherry Home Companion: A Cherry Cookbook |
| * | Nicole Routhier's Fruit Cookbook |
| * | Stone Fruit: Cherries, Nectarines, Apricots, Plums, Peaches |
| * | Sweet and Sugarfree |
| * | More Cookbooks |
