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Sour Cherry Charlottes

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups frozen sour cherries (about 1 pound)
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
24 slices (about 1 loaf) very thin white sandwich bread, crusts removed
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
Sour Cherry Compote (recipe follows)

Sour Cherry Compote

3 cups frozen sour cherries (a little less than 1 pound)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
(makes about 2 cups)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Toss together cherries, sugar, and cornstarch in a medium bowl. Set aside; let cherries thaw slightly, about 35 minutes.

    Step 2

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Using a pastry brush, generously brush one side of each slice of bread with the butter. Reserve 6 slices; cut remaining slices in half to form 36 rectangles. Line sides and bottom of each cup of a jumbo (6-cup) muffin tin with 6 rectangles, overlapping bread and placing buttered side against tin.

    Step 3

    Toss cherry mixture to combine. Spoon into bread-lined cups. Top each with a reserved bread square, buttered side down; press firmly onto cherries.

    Step 4

    Bake charlottes until tops and sides are golden and crisp, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer tin to a wire rack; let stand until charlottes have cooled slightly and are just firm, 15 to 20 minutes. Using an offset spatula or knife, loosen sides of charlottes from tin, and unmold; invert onto serving plates. Serve warm, with warm sour cherry compote on the side.

  2. Sour Cherry Compote

    Step 5

    Put cherries, sugar, and vinegar into a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until cherries have burst and mixture begins to thicken, about 10 minutes. Serve warm.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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