Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 500 g cherries (pitted, 1.1 lbs (Notes 2 and 3))
  • 60 g unsalted butter (2 oz/ ¼ cup , room temperature + some butter flakes)
  • 125 g granulated sugar (4.5 oz/ ½ cup + 2 tablespoons )
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • zest of ½ organic lemon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 125 g semolina (4.5 oz/ ½ cup + 2 tablespoons )
  • 150 g all-purpose flour (5.3 oz/ 1 ¼ cups )
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 240 ml milk (8 fl.oz/ 1 cup )

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter well a medium casserole dish of about 19x23 cm/ 7x8 inches.
  • Pit the cherries and weigh the 500 g/ 1.1 lbs after pitting. If using frozen cherries, defrost them and dry with kitchen paper. If using canned cherries, let them drain well.
  • Mix the soft butter and the sugar until foamy. Add the vanilla sugar or extract, the lemon zest, eggs and semolina and stir again to incorporate everything.
  • Mix the flour and the baking powder and sieve them over the rest of the ingredients. Incorporate carefully using a spatula and add the milk little by little, stirring carefully. Add the pitted cherries to the mixture.
  • Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Sprinkle with some butter flakes and bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean but still very slightly wet.
  • Dust with some icing sugar if desired and serve hot, warm or cold with vanilla sauce.