''Kirschenmichel'' (; other names include ''Kirschenplotzer'', ''Kerschemischel'', ''Kirschpfanne'' and ''Kirschenmännla'') is a traditional dessert of
German cuisine
The cuisine of Germany () is made up of many different local or regional cuisines, reflecting the country's federal history. Germany itself is part of the larger cultural region of Central Europe, sharing many culinary traditions with neighbo ...
, especially popular in the regions
Palatinate,
Baden-Württemberg, South
Bavaria,
Franconia and the southern part of
Hesse. It is kind of a pudding and similar to
bread pudding and
bread and butter pudding.
Description
The dessert consists of bread that is a few days old which is kneaded into a dough with
butter,
milk,
egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the a ...
and
sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double ...
.
Sour cherries
''Prunus cerasus'' (sour cherry, tart cherry, or dwarf cherry) is a species of ''Prunus'' in the subgenus '' Cerasus'' ( cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia. It is closely related to the sweet cherry (''Prunus avium''), but ...
or sweet cherries are folded into the dough and the mixture is baked in a casserole dish.
Prior to serving the dessert is topped with
vanilla,
cinnamon
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfa ...
,
almonds
The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', Synonym (taxonomy)#Botany, syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of th ...
and
clove
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, ...
and is then served hot with vanilla sauce
custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Depending on the recipe, custard may vary in consistency fro ...
.
Although traditionally a dessert, it can also be found as main dish after an appetizer soup.
A similar dish popular in the south of
Germany is ''Ofenschlupfer'' which consists of layers of aged bread and apple slices (instead of cherries) which are then soaked in a mixture of butter, sugar and egg. Some also add
raisins and serve it with hot vanilla sauce.
See also
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German cuisine
The cuisine of Germany () is made up of many different local or regional cuisines, reflecting the country's federal history. Germany itself is part of the larger cultural region of Central Europe, sharing many culinary traditions with neighbo ...
*
Bread pudding
*
Bread and butter pudding
*
List of cherry dishes
This is a list of notable cherry dishes and foods that are prepared using cherries as a primary ingredient.
Cherry dishes and foods
* Black Forest gateau – a chocolate sponge cake with a rich cherry filling based on the German dessert '' ...
*
List of German desserts
References
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[{{cite web , title=Kirschenmichel - lecker als Hauptgang oder Dessert , website=TLZ , date=June 28, 2014 , url=https://www.tlz.de/web/zgt/leben/detail/-/specific/Kirschenmichel-lecker-als-Hauptgang-oder-Dessert-770816968 , language=de , access-date=August 25, 2018]
German desserts
German puddings
Swabian cuisine
Cherry dishes
