Jelly with pumpernickel crunch
Fancy a speciality from Westphalia? Then why not try Westphalian jelly! This dessert is truly "divine" and simply perfect for a Münsterland picnic. The pumpernickel in it gives the dessert that certain something extra.
Ingredients
For 4 servings:
- 250 g low-fat quark
- 100 g soured milk
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 100 g sugar
- 250 g whipped cream
- 1 jar of sour cherries (approx. 350 g drained weight)
- approx. 2 tsp cornflour
- 150 g pumpernickel
- 1 tbsp. butter
...and this is how it is done
- Mix the quark, soured milk, vanilla sugar and 50 g sugar. Whip the cream until stiff and fold in loosely. Chill for at least 15 minutes.
- Drain the sour cherries, reserving the juice. Heat the cherries with the remaining sugar and approx. 200 ml of the collected juice. Mix the starch with a few tablespoons of cold cherry juice and add to the cherries. Bring to the boil briefly and allow to thicken. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- Crumble the pumpernickel and toast in a non-stick frying pan without fat for 3-5 minutes over medium heat, stirring well. Add the butter and toast for a further 1-2 minutes, turning.
- Put half of the cherries into 4 jars (approx. 300 ml each). Spread half of the quark cream and some pumpernickel crumbs on top. Repeat the process, finishing with pumpernickel and a blob of cherries. Close the glasses and refrigerate until the picnic.
Typical Münsterland: Pumpernickel is the Westphalian term for brown bread.
Pimp my Picnic: Mix pumpernickel crunch with chocolate sprinkles or soak in brandy beforehand.
Here you can enjoy your picnic
The contents of your picnic basket are ready! Now the question is: Where will you try this delicious Jell-O? Münsterland has many enchanting picnic spots to offer. You're spoilt for choice: a picnic with a castle backdrop, at the harbour in Münster or in the middle of nature? Find your ideal place for an outdoor meal below!
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