Preparation:
combine cherries, one-fourth the sugar, and the kirsch-mix well cover and allow to marinate at room temperature for 4-24 hours drain cherries, reserving marinade divide the cherries into portions and place into individual ramekins combine cream and milk in a heavy saucepan, over a medium-low flame heat just to a simmer, without boiling remove from heat, set aside combine egg yolks and remaining sugar-mix well whisk in heated cream mixture, vanilla extract, and reserved marinade divide sauce mixture between prepared ramekins place ramekins into hotel pans place hotel pans into the oven pour boiling water into the hotel pans to a depth of 2-3 inches (about halfway up the sides of the ramekins) bake @ 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until set remove from the oven remove ramekins to cool on a rack allow to cool for 2 hours chill for 4-48 hours sprinkle with brown sugar pass under the broiler to melt brown sugar serve at once |
