Preparation
- Cut the bread rolls into small cubes, pour the lukewarm milk over them and let them soak for about 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (conventional).
- Grease a baking dish with butter and coat it with breadcrumbs. Drain the cherries well.
- Cream the softened butter with the sugar, vanilla sugar and salt, stir in the egg yolks one at a time, then add the lemon zest and, if you like, the cinnamon. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks.
- Fold the soaked bread into the butter mixture, then carefully fold in the cherries (and the raisins, if using) and finally the egg whites.
- Spoon the mixture into the dish, sprinkle with the flaked almonds and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown.
- Let it cool briefly, dust with icing sugar and serve warm, preferably with vanilla custard.
Drink with it
Fruit brandy · excellent match
Black Forest kirsch (Kirschwasser), neat, at room temperature, in a small glass
The brandy carries on the cherry without sugar, its stone-fruit note meets the flaked almonds, and the alcohol clears away the sweetness.
What is Calvados? Apple brandy with originRosé · good match
Spätburgunder Weißherbst (rosé) from Baden, off-dry
From the same region as the pudding: delicate cherry and strawberry fruit with a little residual sugar picks up the sour cherries.
Which wine pairs with food? A simple approach to choosingSweet wine · good match
Riesling Spätlese, well chilled
Fruity sweetness and acidity accompany the sour cherries without covering the delicate pudding.
Which wine goes with dessert? Comparing sweetness deliberately