INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup
fresh, moist almond paste, crumbled ((4 3/4 ounces))
2 tbsp
sugar
2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 tbsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
salt
5 tbsp
cold, unsalted butter, in 1/2" cubes
3/4 cup
plus 2 tablespoons greek yogurt (I used low-fat), plus extra for serving
1/2 tsp
almond extract
1 1/2 cups
fresh sweet cherries, stemmed, pitted and quartered (to equal 1 cup)
1 tbsp
milk or cream
1
small handful of sliced almonds (preferably unblanched)
1 tbsp
coarse sugar