Cherry Time - Easy Fresh Cherry Streusel

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g cherries (no pitting required, approx. 1 lb)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 45 g ground almonds
• 1 grated orange, rind of
• 60 g butter, cut into small pieces

Recipe

• 1 for this recipe it is not necessary to pit the cherries as they retain a better shape during cooking if the pits are left in.
• 2 mix cherries with sugar, cinnamon, brandy and orange juice in a bowl and leave standing at least a couple of hours, or overnight.
• 3 transfer to a shallow ovenproof dish which holds about four cups of the mixture.
• 4 streusel topping: in a bowl, mix the sugar, flour, almond meat, orange rind and butter, with your fingers, so that the butter is in tiny pieces throughout.
• 5 scatter over the cherries and bake in a moderate oven, 350f degrees, for about 30 minutes or until topping is tinged with brown.