Name: Sweet and Sour Cherry and Buckwheat Crumble
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 10-ounce bags frozen sweet cherries, thawed; 1 24-ounce jar pitted sour cherries in light syrup, drained; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/3 cup unsalted, roasted sunflower seeds; 1/4 cup buckwheat flour; 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds; 2 tablespoons flaxseeds; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 tablespoons sugar, divided; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces, or virgin coconut oil

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Had kasha or soba? You've tasted buckwheat. The flour has an earthy, mineral flavor that pairs especially well with tart fruits, like these cherries.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

Fruit:

2 10-ounce bags frozen sweet cherries, thawed

1 24-ounce jar pitted sour cherries in light syrup, drained

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

Topping and assembly:

1/3 cup unsalted, roasted sunflower seeds

1/4 cup buckwheat flour

1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds

2 tablespoons flaxseeds

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

3 tablespoons sugar, divided

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces, or virgin coconut oil

Preparation

For fruit:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss cherries, sugar, vinegar, and cornstarch in a large bowl; transfer to a shallow 1.5-quart baking dish.
For topping and assembly:
Step 2
Combine sunflower seeds, buckwheat flour, sesame seeds, flaxseeds, cornstarch, salt, and 2 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl. Using your fingers, work butter into seed mixture until it comes together. Break up into small clumps and scatter over fruit; sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar over.
Step 3
Bake crumble until topping is golden brown and fruit is bubbling and syrupy, 65–75 minutes.
Step 4
DO AHEAD: Unbaked topping can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

TagsCrumble Fruit Dessert Dessert Cherry Stone Fruit Fruit Buckwheat Flour Sunflower Seed Seed Baking Bon Appétit

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Recipe information

Ingredients

Fruit:

Topping and assembly:

Preparation

For fruit:

Step 1

For topping and assembly:

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Recipe notes

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