I have a tree loaded with sour cherries so I want to put them to use. I am not a pie person. But I found a chewy chocolate cookie recipe that calls for 2/3 cup dried tart cherries. Can I subsutuite it with fresh ? If not does anyone have a recipe that uses fresh sour cherries and is not a pie recipe.
Anonymous
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no the moisture in the fruit will make the cookies to wet and they will not cook well
Anonymous
They may be a little moist. It should only alter the consistency of the batter slightly. Add them last and bake right away. Watch the time they are in the oven so you can pull them when they get done, it will either take more time or less. Good luck! I hope they come out for you.
Try pitting some and put them in a bowl, add a little sugar and let set in frig for at least an hour. Pour over a cake that has no frosting or over ice cream. (Like strawberry shortcake.) There are several sauces that can be made on stove top with sour cherries. Try your favorite recipe site for recipes.
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You can't really do this without drying the cherries. Even if you added them in and reduce the water content of the recipe overall, the fact that the water was still contained in the cherries would make the cookie dry except around the cherries where it would be soggy or even uncooked. You can pit your cherries and dry them in your oven or outside. I've added a link to a site that give instructions for several types of drying methods. Scroll to the bottom for instructions on the various ways to do this.
Dre
Hm, it might not be a good idea for that particular recipe. The water content of the fresh cherries may affect your cookie recipe, causing them to not hold together properly.
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No. There is more moisture and water in fresh cherries that will make the pie wet and not crispy. Dried cherries contains lesser moisture and will make the pie taste sweet and crunchy.