What is Kirsch? It's in this recipe and I have never heard of it. Is there a replacement available?

Apricot Linzer Torte

for a 9-inch buttered springform pan



Ingredients

? c unsalted butter

? c sugar

1 c ground almonds

1 Tbsp Kirsch

1? c. flour

1 tsp cinnamon

? Tbsp lemon zest

1 c. good quality apricot preserves



Preparation

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Gradually add ground almonds and Kirsch.

Mix flour and cinnamon together and add lemon zest.

Mix dry ingredients well into butter almond mixture. (You may want to use your hands)

Spread a little less than two thirds of dough on bottom and a little up the sides of a buttered 9-inch springform pan. Roll remaining dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper and cut into strips for the lattice work top. Refrigerate for a few hours.

When the dough is well chilled, slather the bottom layer with apricot preserves. Place the dough strips in a latticework pattern on top of preserves. Use a tiny cookie cutter (I use a little star) to make shapes out of left over dough. Arrange the stars all around the edge of the torte and use more stars to cover up any places that the dough tears.

Bake at 350F for 35 minutes, until top is golden brown. Allow to cool about 10 minutes before removing sides of springform.

Serve in small wedges. Add whipped cream or crème fraiche if you want to be decadent.

What is Kirsch? It's in this recipe and I have never heard of it. Is there a replacement available?
Ribena would probably work, too, even though it's blackcurrant...
Reply:It's a type of cherry brandy. (Kirschen means "cherries" in German). I use it to make Black Forest cake.



I think you could probably use regular brandy and add a little cherry flavoring or something. I'm not sure, though, honestly.
Reply:Google it.
Reply:Kirschwasser, is a clear brandy made from double distillation of the fermented juice of a small black cherry.



There really is no substitute
Reply:cherry brandy. one might substitute the syrup from a jar of Marischino cherries.
Reply:Substitute for Kirsch - Syrup or juices from cherries, raspberries, boysenberries, currants, or cider. (Substitute equal amounts of liquid.). If you dont care about the cherry flavor, than use almond extract. Or just omit it all together! Its not a NECESSARY additon :)
Reply:Kirschwasser, German for "cherry water", (pronounced [?k?????vas?]), often known simply as Kirsch (from German "Kirsche" for "cherry"), is a clear brandy made from double distillation of the fermented juice of a small black cherry. It is colorless because either it is not aged in wood or it is aged in barrels made of ash. The cherries used recently can be either sweet or sour, but in the past the sour morello cherry was used with the pit crushed down. As the morello cherry was originally grown all around the Black Forest in southern Germany, the drink is believed to have originated there.







So, we all learn something :) Your local liqour store should have cherry brandy, try that.
Reply:Kirsch is a cherry liqueur available at your grocery store or an ABC store depending upon where you live. Sounds very yummy.
Reply:Kirsch, also known as Kirschwasser, is a fiery clear cherry brandy used in both savory and sweet cooking. When used in savory recipes, Kirsch most commonly stirred into cheese fondue near the end of the melting process. It can also be served, generally in small shot glasses, alongside fondue. (Its 80-proof power helps cut through the rich oiliness of the cheese.) As for its use in sweet foods: You can find it in the creamy filling of Black Forest cake, or flambéed as part of cherries jubilee.
Reply:Krisch is a dry, clear brandy distilled from black morello cherry juice and pits and infused with their aroma and taste. It is made in Germany, France and Switzerland, and is colorless because it is not aged in wood. Largely it is used in fondue and cherries jubilee. Not to be confused with creme de kirsch which is a sweet cherry liqueur.



You can substitute equal amounts of syrup or juices from cherries, raspberries, boysenberries, currants, or cider.
Reply:It is basically a cherry brandy made in Germany.

A cherry liqueur would be a sustitute I think, if you can't get Kirsch
Reply:i think its a kind of herb or a type of thing u put in food !

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