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Juniper fruit cloud: take two

Juniper fruit cloud: take two

Photo by Sagegreen

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe Using Fresh Mozzarella
    This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe for Cherries
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    Sagegreen's Notes: This started out as a traditional streusel but morphed into part clafoutis along the way. Spicing is influenced from the memory of a friend telling me about a dessert sauce she tasted in New...

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Serves 6-8

3 beaten eggs Ask a question about this ingredient

2/3 cups organic pastry flour Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon aluminum free baking powder Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup whole milk Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon vanilla Ask a question about this ingredient

2 tablespoons melted butter Ask a question about this ingredient

1 cup organic cane sugar (divided into thirds) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 large white peach peeled and sliced Ask a question about this ingredient

1 1/2-2 pound fresh red cherries pitted and halved Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground cinnamon Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon basalmic vinegar Ask a question about this ingredient

2 tablespoons pinor noir Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon cassis fruit wine Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon flour Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon melted butter Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons flour Ask a question about this ingredient

1-2 tablespoon cane sugar, to taste Ask a question about this ingredient

4 ounces creme fraiche Ask a question about this ingredient

1 pinch of salt Ask a question about this ingredient

butter to line pan Ask a question about this ingredient

3-4 juniper berries Ask a question about this ingredient

1 fresh bay leaf Ask a question about this ingredient

1 scoop of vanilla ice cream per serving Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Mix the beaten eggs with the flour, yogurt thinned with milk, vanilla, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tbl. melted butter, and a pinch of salt together.

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  2. Preheat oven to 350.

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  3. In another bowl add the cherries, peaches, and 1/3 cup sugar.

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  4. Next add the nutmeg, cinnamon, juniper berries and bay leaf to the wine, vinegar, the last 1/3 cup of sugar in a pan. Bring these ingredients to a quick boil in a pan on top of the stove. Stir in 1 tbl. flour to thicken a bit. Let cool.

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  5. Grease a large baking dish with butter (@12" and 2 inches deep at least)

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  6. Pour in the flour mixture to the greased baking dish. Next add the fruit mixture on top of the flour mixture.

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  7. Pour the liquid spice mixture over the fruit.

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  8. Mix the 3 tbl. flour with 1 tbl. melted butter and 1 or 2 tbl. sugar together and then dot on top of everything else in the dish.

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  9. Bake for 40 minutes or until cooked through and lightly browned.

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  10. Let cool, but while still warm add the creme fraiche.

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  11. Remove the bay leaf and juniper berries from any of the servings. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to each serving. Serve while still warm.

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12 Comments on Juniper fruit cloud: take two

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Wow! I tried this, and loved the combination of sweet and savory. Great recipe!

Ab_sum Reply

Actually this is aging well: I like it even better cool. The burratina is nicer chilled, with vanilla ice cream on top.

Ab_sum Reply

I suggest serving this warm with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of a dark fruit wine, like a cassis.

186003_1004761561_1198459_n Reply

Welcome to our "little" cult! Is burratina a child of burrata? You can submit this recipe after midnight on Sunday to the cherry contest too. Great one for both themes.

Ab_sum Reply

Yes, it is. Thanks. My Whole Foods is now offering only the offspring version because the burrata was not selling.

Newliztoqueicon-2 Reply

Thanks, Suzanne - gosh, I goofed - hope that Sagegreen will accept that this happens to us all and that the food52 family is extremely forgiving...

Ab_sum Reply

Thank you for all the clarifications. Now I am getting the hang of how this works. I also didn't understand how you could reorganize the ingredients before. Anyway, I am particularly looking forward to cherry week!

Chocolate_peppermint_truffle_cookies_032 Reply

This looks great! I love the flavors you put in here. And I'll add my welcome to Liz's. Hope you enjoy being part of the Food52 family as much as we have.

Ab_sum Reply

Thank you so much! I feel very welcomed.

Newliztoqueicon-2 Reply

Gosh, I missed your burratina - sorry - of course, you are spot on! The cherries caught my eye, already looking forward to next week;) Re your question in your message, you can enter as many recipes as you want for any contest. And you can re-enter a recipe in a new contest that you have submitted in a previous contest. Hope that makes sense!
If you go to the A & M blog, I think there is a topic about the contests that you can click on for more clear instructions. Welcome to food52 and best of luck!

Newliztoqueicon-2 Reply

Your recipe looks great but you have to wait until midnight EDT Sunday to submit it - hope that's helpful...

Ab_sum Reply

I was hoping this could be part of the fresh mozzarella contest this week with the burratina ingredient. I am new to posting here, so hope this is ok.

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