Fresh Berry Gratin

Name: Fresh Berry Gratin
Ingredients: 4 cups, berries e.g. raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries, (hulled and left whole if small, halved lengthwise if medium, quartered lengthwise if large); 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, Kirsch (optional) or other eau de vie; pinch, table salt; 3 slices, white sandwich bread, each slice torn into quarters; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 cup packed, light brown sugar or dark brown sugar; pinch, ground cinnamon

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2000, America's Test Kitchen TV

What could be simpler than buttered and sugared bread crumbs tossed over fresh berries and then baked for just 15 minutes?

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 45 minutes

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