Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Grape Savarin with Kirsch Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 8:

• 3/4 oz yeast

• 2/3 cup milk

• 8 3/4 oz flour

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• 4 eggs

• 1/3lb soft butter

• 1 1/8lbhalian white grapes

• 1/3 lb sugar

• 1 tablespoon kirsch

Syrup:

• 14 oz confectioners' sugar

• 1 tablespoon kirsch

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Method:

1. Dissolve the yeast in 3 or 4 tablespoons of lukewarm milk. Add a tablespoon of flour. Allow to rise for 30 min at room temperature, until the mixture doubles in volume.

2. Place the flour in a mixing bowl and make a well in the center. In its center place the salt, sugar, eggs, and the remaining milk. Mix everything, working in the yeast. Add 4 1/2 oz (130 g) of butter. Knead the dough for at least 10 min, until it becomes firmer and no longer sticks to your hands.

3. Grease a 10 inch (26 cm) savarin pan. Fill the pan half full. Allow the dough to rise at room temperature for 1 h: the dough should fill the pan.

4. Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C). Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20 - 30 min. When the cake turns golden and light, take it out of the oven. Turn out immediately onto a plate.

5. Prepare the syrup: boil 3 cups of water with the sugar for 5 min. Remove from the heat and add the kirsch. Sprinkle the warm cake with this syrup. Repeat this procedure a few times during as it cools. Chill.

6. Wash and deseed the grapes. Place the grapes in a bowl together with the sugar and kirsch and allow to soak in the refrigerator.

7. Before serving place the grapes on the center of the savarin.