300g/10½oz sour cherries (drained weight)
cherry essence flavouring
Morello cherry essence flavouring
1 tbsp lemon juice
50g/1¾oz slivered almonds, toasted
1 tsp almond extract
2 tsp ground green cardamom
green cardamom powder, for dusting
40²µ/1½´Ç³ú caster sugar
20²µ/¾´Ç³ú cornflour
250g/9oz icing sugar, sifted
4 tbsp icing sugar, sifted
icing sugar, for dusting
2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp salt
¼ tsp fine sea salt
300g/10½oz jam sugar
2 x 7g sachets fast-action yeast
500g/1lb 2oz strong white bread flour
40²µ/1½´Ç³ú unsalted butter, softened
400ml/14fl oz double cream
1 pasteurized egg white
2 medium free-range egg yolks
150ml/5fl oz full-fat milk
250ml/9fl oz full-fat milk
50ml/2fl oz whipping cream