Cherry Chocolate Beignets With Vanilla Stewed Cherries
Serves: 2
Imelda VonRueden
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
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Spice
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Sweetness
57
Sourness
41
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Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4 cups
Cherry (pitted and halved)1 cup
Red Wine1 cup
Sugar1 cup
All-Purpose Flour1 tbsp
Cocoa Powder1 tsp
Baking Powder1 pinch
Salt2
Eggs6 cups
Vegetable Oil (for frying)1 cup
Whole Milk60 g
Dried CherryDirections:
1
Split the vanilla bean in half and with a back of a paring knife scrape the inside of its seeds
2
In a medium saucepan, add the 4 cups of cherries, red wine, 1/2 cup sugar and the vanilla bean and it's seeds
3
Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, remove vanilla bean
4
Keep stewed cherries warm
5
To make Cherry Chocolate Beinets
6
In a large saucepan, heat up the oil for frying to 360 degrees F
7
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, set aside
8
In another medium bowl whisk eggs with oil, remaining 1/4 cup sugar and milk
9
Add flour mixture to egg mixture, stir in melted chocolate and dried cherries
10
Roll 2 tablespoons of batter into balls
11
Fry each side for 1 minute
12
Transfer beinets to a rack
13
To serve, place about 1/3 cup of the poached cherries with liquid in a soup bowl
14
Place 2 to 3 beinets on top and garnish with cocoa-sugar dusting
15
In a small bowl combine cocoa powder and sugar