Chocolate & Jerte Picota
Cherry Brownies
Cherries and Chocolate are a match made in heaven! But Jerte Picota Cherries make this recipe as
they are so deliciously sweet and juicy.
Makes 12
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
100g dark chocolate, chopped
100g butter, softened
200g light brown sugar
2 free range eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
100g plain flour
150g Jerte Picota Cherries, pitted & halved
Preparation method
1.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas mark 4. Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin.
2.
Put the chocolate into a bowl and place over a pan
of simmering water making sure the bowl does not touch the water. Remove when melted and allow to cool slightly.
3.
Meanwhile, place the butter and sugar into a bowl
and whisk until light and pale.
Gradually beat in the eggs and vanilla extract and the mix through the
flour and melted chocolate until mixed through and smooth.
4.
Now fold through the Jerte Picota Cherries and pour
into the cake tin. Bake in the oven for
35-40 minutes. Allow the brownies to
cool and then cut into squares. Enjoy!
Why Jerte Picota Cherries?
· The Jerte Picota Cherry is a special variety of
cherry that is native to the beautiful Jerte Valley in Northern Extremadura,
Spain, 200km west of Madrid. This area is famous for the incredible cherry
blossom of more than a million trees that takes place each year.
·
It is a 100% natural product that follows a natural
growing season, which is why the arrival of the Jerte Picota Cherry changes
each year and why they
are only available for six weeks each summer.
·
When the cherries are ready to be harvested at
optimum ripeness, they are hand-picked off the trees, leaving the stalks behind,
and placed into chestnut baskets. This is why they are sold without a stalk.
·
Jerte Picota Cherries are usually available from
the end of June until the beginning of August in the UK, and they are expected to
arrive in stores from the beginning of July, due to the cold winter this year.
·
The
Jerte Picota Cherry are a P.D.O. Product (P.D.O. standing for Protected
Designation of Origin) which certifies that the fruit has been grown, harvested
and packed under rigorous quality-controlled procedures and has come
exclusively from the Jerte Valley in Spain.
·
The
Jerte Picota is not only unique from its P.D.O. status but also from its
stalkless harvest and its shape, which has a slight peak to the base, hence the
word ‘Picota’ means ‘peaked’.
I love Chocolates and brownies. And your one looking so delicious. Thanks for sharing your auspicious recipe here. Grateful to you for this.
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