3 fresh sour cherry jam Recipes

flour , for dusting, double pie shell (2 disks pate brisee), sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, vanilla bean , halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved, fresh sour cherries, pitted (about 6 cups), unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, egg, lightly beaten, apricot jam

whole blanched almonds (about 4 oz), toasted lightly and cooled, sugar, unsalted butter, softened, eggs, separated, freshly grated orange zest, kirsch, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), broken into pieces and ground fine in a food processor, garnish: confectioners sugar, sweetened whipped cream, sour cherry compote, dried sour cherries, preferably unsweetened * (about 5 oz), kirsch, water, cherry jam or preserves (about 7 oz), cinnamon stick, broken in half, a 3-inch strip orange zest